Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 34,000 pounds of mechanically separated
chicken products that may be contaminated with a strain of salmonella.
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday in a news release the
product was not sold in retail stores. It was produced on Oct. 11 and
shipped nationwide for institutional use.
The chicken has been
linked to illnesses in a Tennessee correctional facility, where seven
people got sick and two were hospitalized.
Food containing
Salmonella can cause salmonellae, one of the most common bacterial food-borne illnesses. The most common symptoms are diarrhea, abdominal
cramps and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated
product.
The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Most people recover without treatment.
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