(CNN) – At least 41 people are sick in 10 different states after salmonella outbreak linked to dried wood ear fungus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
The cases began between January 21 and August 26, the agency reported Thursday Of the 41 infected, four hospitalizations have been reported Those infected are between two and 74 years old
The mushrooms, distributed by Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc in Sante Fe Springs, Calif., were sold only to restaurants and not directly to consumers
The company voluntarily recalled the mushrooms for potential salmonella on Wednesday after the California Department of Public Health discovered the presence of salmonella in the product, according to a Food and Drug Administration announcement
Woodland ear fungi are also commonly referred to as Kikurage, Dried Black Mushroom, Dried Mushroom or Mu’er / Mu Er / Mu-Err Mushroom
The mushrooms came in six packs of 5 lb bags marked « Shirakiku brand black mushroom (Kikurage) » with a UPC barcode 00074410604305
The FDA said the mushrooms were shipped to restaurants in the United States and Canada: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and British Columbia in Canada
« Customers can ask restaurants where the mushrooms came from before ordering to avoid eating the recalled mushrooms, » the CDC said on its website
Four clusters of illnesses were discovered in restaurants serving ramen in three different states Eight out of nine people linked to these clusters said they ate wood ear mushrooms in ramen, the agency reported
Most people infected with salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps six hours to six days after being exposed to the bacteria, the CDC says It usually lasts four to seven days and most people recover without treatment
However, salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune symptoms
In general, dried mushrooms should always be reconstituted using boiling water to kill all pathogens, CDC said This tip does not apply to recalled mushrooms, which should be discarded
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
