The USDA warned Foster Farms that it will suspend production at three of its California plants over an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.
The USDA warned Foster Farms that it will suspend production at three of its California plants over an ongoing Salmonella outbreak.
“Your establishment has failed to demonstrate that it has adequate controls in place to address Salmonella in your poultry as evidence by the continuing illness outbreak,” the Notice of Intended Enforcement said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking the outbreak since March. At least 280 people have been sickened in 17 states, including Oregon, and more than 40 percent have been hospitalized.
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