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Salmonella Found in Pepper Spice

Health officials in Oregon, Califonia and Nevada have jointly linked a Salmonella outbreak to pepper spices distributed by a company in California that has made a lot of sales to Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants and grocery stores.

Forty-two people, including 33 in California, have been sickened by a matching strain of the bacteria. The pathogen causes diarrhea, cramps and fever and can be fatal in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. Eight of the 42 have been hospitalized.

Dr. William Keene, senior epidemiologist in the Public Health Division of the Oregon Department of Human Services, said in a news release that the outbreak strain of Salmonella is enterica serotype Rissen. Oregon, which has four confirmed cases (all in the Portland metro area), helped discover the link by testing Lian How brand pepper, which was a product of interest in the state's investigation into the outbreak.

Subsequently, officials in Nevada and California reported that some confirmed cases in those states were tied to restaurants that used the same pepper.

The spice company, Union International Food Co., has recalled its white and black pepper, paprika, onion power, curry powder, mustard powder, wasabi powder, garlic and chopped onion. The recalled spices were sold under the brand names Lian How and Uncle Chen in packages ranging in size from five-ounce plastic jars to 15-pound cardboard boxes with plastic liners.

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