Sold at Target and Whole Foods: Salmonella contaminated shrimp recalled in the US

More than two dozen shrimp products sold across the country by retailers including Target and Whole Foods are now being recalled for the Salmonella outbreak, which affected nine people in four states and three were hospitalized. The edition told in more detail CBS News.

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Avanti Frozen Foods Private Limited India has agreed to withdraw additional packages, sizes and brands of frozen cooked and peeled shrimp, some of which are sold with cocktail sauce, according to a notice issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the recalled food products were spreading across the country from November 2020 to May 2021.

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The recalled shrimp were sold under several labels such as Whole Food's 365 and Hannaford's Nature's Promise. Potentially contaminated shrimp include tempura rolls sold at Target stores in California, frozen shrimp rings distributed by Chicken of the Sea and sold at Meijer, and Meijer-branded frozen shrimp packets.

The agency said the CDC has identified three new illnesses since announcing the frozen shrimp outbreak in late July. The product has caused nine illnesses in four states—Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Rhode Island—three of them serious enough to require hospitalization, according to the CDC.

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The recall covers "a large quantity of product that has not been associated with any illnesses but was issued following discussions with the FDA and CDC," it said.

Nearly 1,4 million Americans are infected with salmonella every year, of which about 26 are hospitalized and 500 die annually, according to the CDC. The elderly and children under 420 are at greatest risk, most of whom have symptoms such as fever and abdominal pain.

Consumers should check their freezers for shrimp and discard or return any recalled products. A complete list can be found here.

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