Do not eat, sell or serve Citterio brand premium Italian-style salami sticks, which have been recalled because California health officials found Salmonella bacteria in the products, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? (CDC).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency responsible for the development and implementation of disease prevention and control actions, among other issues, detailed that California officials found salmonella in two packages of unopened Citterio brand Italian-style premium salami sticks.
He said that among the 23 people interviewed about the foods they ate before getting sick, 22 - 96 percent - reported having eaten or maybe having eaten them.
In view of this, researchers continue to work to determine whether other products may actually be contaminated.
So far, the CDC has detected 31 people sickened with salmonella from the product - all of them in California - and six of them had to be hospitalized.
What the consumer should do
CDC calls for Do NOT eat Citterio brand premium Italian style salami sticks. recalled. And if you have the product at home, you should throw them away or return them to the store.
Wash articles and containers that may have touched the removed product with hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.
And call your health care provider if you have any of the serious symptoms of salmonellosis, such as diarrhea and fever greater than 102° F (38° C); diarrhea for more than 3 days that does not improve with blood; so much vomiting that you cannot keep fluids down; and signs of dehydration, such as: not urinating enough, dry mouth and throat, and feeling dizzy when you stand up.
What should points of sale do
For all those establishments that have this product, the CDC is calling NOT to sell or serve it, in addition to the fact that it has already been withdrawn from the market.
They also request that articles and surfaces that may have been in contact with the product, if any, be washed and disinfected.
Symptoms of Salmonella
Most people infected with salmonella experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, while symptoms usually begin 6 hours to 6 days after ingestion of the bacteria.
Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days, however, some people, especially children under 5 years of age, adults 65 years of age or older and people with weakened immune systems, may experience more severe illness requiring medical treatment or hospitalization.
For more information about salmonellosis, you can consult the CDC question and answer page on this disease.
Just this Nov. 10, the Euro Foods food chain in Freeland, Penn. began recalling approximately 119,091 pounds of the salami stick product in question, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
FSIS issued a public health alert for salami stick products on October 29, 2021, however the product continues to be marketed. Subsequent to this alert, FSIS noted that the product was available in a retail store, and two samples of Citterio stick salami previously collected by the California Department of Public Health tested positive for Salmonella.
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