2018 American salmonella outbreak

[1] Ready-to-eat chicken salad was produced by Iowa-based Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. between January 2 and February 7 for distribution in Fareway grocery stores.

Test results were presumptive positive Salmonella Typhimurium,[5] leading to a joint public IDPH and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (IDIA) alert.

[8] According to the Centre for Disease Control investigative report, likely source of this outbreak was chicken salad produced by Triple T Specialty Meats, Inc. from January 2, 2018, to February 7, 2018.

[2] This specific product was sold in various weights at Fareway grocery stores in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota and were subsequently recalled by Triple T Specialty Meats Inc. on February 21, 2018, due to the possible Salmonella contamination as at the time, the source had not been confirmed.

[3] During the investigation, public health officials in Iowa interviewed 222 people and 197 of those reported eating a chicken salad from Fareway grocery stores.

[11] Some people may need hospitalization due to severe symptoms and in rare cases, Salmonella can cause death unless the person is treated with antibiotics promptly.

[8] The PulseNet national laboratory network[16] connects foodborne illness cases to detect outbreaks using DNA fingerprinting of bacteria that make people sick.