Salmonella cases double as CDC expands warning on charcuterie meats
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Key takeaways:
- An outbreak linked to charcuterie has expanded to include 47 cases and 10 hospitalizations in 22 states.
- Implicated items include a charcuterie sampler sold at Sam’s Club and antipasto sold at Costco.
The CDC expanded its warning on eating charcuterie meats after the number of cases in a multistate Salmonella outbreak doubled over the last 2 weeks.
According to the CDC, cases increased from 23 on Jan. 5 to 47 on Jan. 18. The number of hospitalizations also doubled from 5 to 10 and the number states with cases increased from 14 to 22. No deaths have been reported in the outbreak.
“[The] CDC now advises not to eat, serve or sell any lots of Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler sold at Sam’s Club and Fratelli Beretta brand Antipasto Gran Beretta sold at Costco while the investigation is ongoing,” the agency said in a press release. “Investigators are working to determine if any additional products may be contaminated.”
The Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler includes prosciutto, sweet soppressata and dry coppa, and the Fratelli Beretta brand Antipasto Gran Beretta includes black pepper-coated dry salami, Italian dry salami, dry coppa and prosciutto.
The updated warning was based on interviews with patients involved in the outbreak, including four who bought the Fratelli Beretta product from Costco, three who bought the Busseto product from Sam’s Club and two others who bought charcuterie meats at Sam’s Club but could not remember the brand.
The CDC said neither product should be sold or served while the investigation continues and asked people to throw them away. It also suggested washing surfaces and containers that may have touched either of the products using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher.
References:
- CDC. Salmonella: Salmonella outbreak linked to charcuterie meats. https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/charcuterie-meats-01-24/index.html. Updated Jan. 18, 2024. Accessed Jan. 19, 2024.
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