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Wisconsin BrightFarms Salad Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Four
The Wisconsin BrightFarms Salad Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least four people, not three, the number according to the CDC case count, in information in a news release that was issued by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). Current data indicates that pre-packaged salad greens produced by BrightFarms of Rochelle, Illinois are the source of this outbreak. One person has been hospitalized. Five people are sick in Illinois.
Since the investigation announcements by the FDA and CDC only have eight total patients with no hospitalizations, it may be that this new Wisconsin case has been hospitalized.
Salmonella outbreak in Wisconsin, Illinois prompts recall of pre-packaged salad greens
WISCONSIN (CBS 58) Four people in Wisconsin have been infected with Salmonella linked to pre-packaged salad greens, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Current public health data indicates the salad greens produced by BrightFarms, Inc. are the source of an outbreak in both Wisconsin and Illinois. The company has announced a voluntary recall of packaged salad greens which were sold in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana.
The affected products were sold by Pick N Save, Metro Market, Copps, Tadych s, and Walmart locations in Wisconsin.
DHS advises consumers check their refrigerators for any leftover product and throw it away. Produce drawers and refrigerator surfaces should also be cleaned thoroughly after throwing out the product.
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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding beachgoers and their pets to watch for blue-green algae and know the risks. Blue-green algae can cause illness if swallowed or inhaled in water droplets, or irritation if rubbed on the skin under clothing.
Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are photosynthetic bacteria often called “pond scum.” Blue-green algae are most often green but can also be blue, tan, reddish-purple or brown. Blue-green algae generally grow in lakes, ponds and slow-moving streams when the water is warm and enriched with nutrients like phosphorus or nitrogen.
BrightFarms, Inc. of Rochelle, Illinois | Photo: FDA WDIO Created: July 16, 2021 06:15 PM
Nine people in Wisconsin and Illinois have been infected with Salmonella Typhimurium. According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, health data indicates that pre-packaged salad greens produced by BrightFarms, Inc. of Rochelle, Illinois are the source.
Health officials say four people in Wisconsin, and five in Illinois became sick between June 10 and June 15. There has been one hospitalization.
“At this time, DHS urges consumers not to purchase, eat, or serve BrightFarms branded pre-packaged salad greens,” DHS Communicable Diseases Supervisor Ryan Wozniak said in the release. “Consumers and food service establishments who have BrightFarms salad greens with any ‘best-by’ date should not eat, serve or sell any of the recalled products.”