Safeway Ground Beef 2007
Safeway markets in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and New Mexico sold contaminated ground beef. A rare, drug resistant, strain of Salmonella Newport was isolated from the ill. No recall was issued as the Food Safety and Inspection Service could not identify the specific "establishments, lots and products" that received the ground beef. An alert was issued, on December 21, that advised Safeway customers to refrain from eating ground beef that had been purchased between September 19 and November 5.
- Outbreak began:
- September 2007
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- California, Arizona, Idaho
- Organism(s):
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- Salmonella
- Vehicle(s):
- Beef, Ground Beef
- Molecular Results Available:
- Yes
- Test Results:
- Unknown
- Location(s):
- Grocery stores
- Brand Name(s):
- Safeway
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
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- Recall Links:
- http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_122007_0
- Total ill:
- 43
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Unknown
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- N/A
- Number Probable Cases:
- N/A
- Number Possible Cases:
- N/A
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 15
- Any Deaths:
- No
- Number Dead:
- 0
- Any References:
- Yes