Cargill recalls 36 million lbs of ground turkey
WICHITA, Kan. — After US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the International Association for Food Protection on Aug. 3 in Milwaukee, he told The Associated Press that the government hopes to find the source of a 26-state, Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey "very, very" soon. Later that day, Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, announced a Class I recall of approximately 36 million lbs of fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company's Springdale, Ark., facility.
The outbreak has been linked to one death and 78 illnesses. One of four turkey processing plants operated by Cargill, the company announced it had halted production of ground turkey products at its Springdale turkey processing facility until it the source of the outbreak had been determined and corrective actions had been taken
WICHITA, Kan. — After US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to the International Association for Food Protection on Aug. 3 in Milwaukee, he told The Associated Press that the government hopes to find the source of a 26-state, Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak linked to ground turkey "very, very" soon. Later that day, Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, announced a Class I recall of approximately 36 million lbs of fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company's Springdale, Ark., facility.
The outbreak has been linked to one death and 78 illnesses. One of four turkey processing plants operated by Cargill, the company announced it had halted production of ground turkey products at its Springdale turkey processing facility until it the source of the outbreak had been determined and corrective actions had been taken