Reported earlier in FE’s Tech Flash e-newsletter, the recent Salmonella Bredeney outbreak has sickened a total of 35 people in 19 states, and has been attributed to peanut butter—and potentially other nut butters—from Sunland Inc. (Portales, NM).
The infections have been linked to cantaloupes from a southwestern Indiana farm, but the name of the farm wasn’t made public until August 22. Some industry experts questioned the late notice.
Allowing food processors to conduct food safety testing at their own facilities, the InstantLabs Salmonella Species Food Safety Kit is certified as AOAC performance-tested for identifying Salmonella in whole chicken, ground chicken, ground beef and lettuce.