Big G Foods’ homemade potato salad, sold at Big G Foods of Marengo, Iowa , was the source of a salmonella outbreak in Iowa County which, at this point, has sickened about 25 people The Iowa Department of Health, expects that number to fluctuate depending on the findings and connection to this case.
Potato Salad Salmonella Outbreak Investigation
As the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports, “the investigation continues into what caused a batch of Big G Foods’ homemade potato salad to become spoiled and people who ate it to become ill with salmonella poisoning.” The connection between the Salmonella outbreak and Big G Foods’ homemade potato salad became clear once samples sent to the state hygienic lab tested positive for Salmonella.
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About Salmonella and Salmonellosis
Experiencing diarrhea (possibly bloody), abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, and joint pain after eating a contaminated food? You may have Salmonellosis.
Salmonellosis is an infection caused a bacterium called Salmonella. One of the most common foodborne illnesses, it occurs when food contaminated by Salmonella is consumed.
The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1,027,561 cases of salmonellosis occur in the United States each year. Approximately 400 of those cases result in death.
