2009 Outbreak of Salmonella Newport Infections Linked to Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill, Ground Beef, Arizona
In December, Beef Packers, Inc., owned by Cargill, recalled over 20,000 pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Newport. The company issued an earlier recall in August, 2009, due to contamination of ground beef with the same strain of Salmonella Newport. This contaminated ground beef was produced in September and was distributed to Safeway grocery stores in Arizona and New Mexico. The Arizona Department of Health linked two illnesses to the ground beef.
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group+c2, hamburger, salmonellosis, s.+newport, newport, salmonella+newport, ground beefOverview
| Outbreak began: | November 2009 |
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| Affected country: | US |
| States/territories: | AZ |
| Pathogen: | Salmonella Newport |
| Vehicle(s): | Beef |
| Location(s): | Retail |
| Brand name(s): | Safeway, Beef Packers, Inc., Cargill |
| Molecular test results: | Not reported |
Health impact
| Total ill: | 2 |
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