Tyson Foods has announced a recall of around 34,000 pounds of chicken on chances of salmonella contamination.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service was notified of a Salmonella cluster of sicknesses on December 12, 2013. Together with the Tennessee Department of Health, the FSIS discovered a link between mechanically separated chicken products from Tyson Foods, and an outbreak of illness in a Tennessee prison. Seven people were sickened.
The machine separated chicken at the center of the recall was produced on October 11, and sold in 40-pound cases. The products were not available for retail sale to restaurants or consumers, and were shipped for institutional use only.
About 48 million people contract some form of food poisoning each year, and salmonella is the leading cause of foodborne illness. Salmonella causes nearly1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. In December, the FSIS announced that it hopes to take that toll with the help of a new "Salmonella Action Plan."
http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2014/01/13/tyson-chicken-recall-salmonella/?hpt=hp_t2
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