California poultry producer Foster Farms has issued a product recall after an investigation by USDA and CDC linked the company’s chicken to an ongoing outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella.
As of July 2, CDC reported 621 individuals were reportedly infected with multiple outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg in 29 states since March of 2013. After studying the outbreak, CDC determined the consumption of Foster Farms brand chicken is likely the source of this outbreak. The resulting outbreak has hospitalized 36 percent of affected persons with 77 percent of the illnesses reported in California.