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UPDATE - A salmonellosis outbreak linked to tempeh sold by an Asheville,N.C., company has grown by 5 cases, to 88, after a Rockville, Md.,company issued a recall for imported "Tempeh Starter Yeast." DavidSweat, MPH, foodborne disease epidemiologist with the NorthCarolina Division of Public Health in Raleigh, told CIDRAP Newstoday that, as of yesterday, his agency had recorded 76 confirmed,6 probable, and 6 suspected cases in five states: 80 in NorthCarolina, 3 in Georgia, 3 in South Carolina, 1 in Tennessee, and 1in Michigan. But all case-patients "were exposed in Asheville,N.C., as far as we can tell," he said. The most recentillness-onset date was May 8, he said. The recalled starter yeast,imported from Indonesia, was distributed by Indonesianfoodmart.comnationwide and internationally through direct mail order, accordingto a May 22 company statement that was posted online by the FDA.The product comes in sealed, clear plastic packages in 30-, 50-,250-, and 1,000-gram sizes, and the company has ceased distributingit. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and ConsumerServices found Salmonella in some of the product, the companystatement said. of Rockville, MD, is recalling all packages of "Tempeh StarterYeast" because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatalinfections in young children, frail or elderly people, and otherswith weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected withSalmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody),nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances,infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting intothe bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such asarterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis andarthritis. The recalled " Tempeh Starter Yeast "and "Super StarterYeast" were distributed nationwide and internationallythrough direct mail orders. The product was also distributed to thefollowing areas: Australia, Canada, Slovenia, New Zealand, Brunei,Darussalam, Poland and Croatia. The product comes in sealed, clear plastic packages marked with asmall computer printed label. The following sizes were sold: 30gm,50gm, 250 gm, and 1000 gm Several illnesses have been reported to date that may be inconnection with this problem. The potential for contamination was noted after testing by theNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servicesrevealed the presence of Salmonella in some of the product Upon being notified of the risk by the FDA, theIndonesianfoodmart.com immediately discontinued their operations.Indonesianfoodmart.com did not manufacture the product which wasimported from Indonesia. The product should not be used. Consumers may securely wrap andreturn the product to the above address or discard it in a wastereceptacle. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Interactive Information Kiosk , China Healthcare Kiosk for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Ticket Vending Kiosk.
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