CDC Reports 62 Cases of Salmonella Infection from Raw Tuna in Sushi
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Sacramento Bee] By Claudia Buck - July 24, 2015 -
In a salmonella outbreak linked to eating raw tuna in sushi, California has the most reported cases - 34 - among consumers sickened in 11 states.
No deaths have been reported, but 11 people were hospitalized among 62 U.S. cases cited as of Monday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said those affected range in age from 83 to a baby less than 1 year old.
This week, the CDC also announced two recalls of frozen yellowfin tuna imported from Indonesia by the Osamu Corp., based in the Southern California city of Gardena. The frozen tuna was sold between May 9, 2014, and July 9 of this year to U.S. sushi restaurants as well as to grocery stores, which packaged takeout sushi rolls for consumers, according to the CDC.
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