"Salmonella - or more accurately, salmonellosis, the illness caused by the bacteria - is no joke, with roughly 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths resulting from the estimated 1.35 million cases that occur in an average year. The old line that "it won't kill you, but it'll sure make you wish you were dead for a few days" rings rather hollow, given the context."
"When you hear about a recall for salmonella, you probably think about poultry and eggs first. That's a logical assumption: Of those approximately 1.35 million salmonella cases, almost 1 in 4 are caused by eating turkey and chicken. Eggs aren't in that league, but they account for approximately 79,000 infections annually. Surprisingly, though, when you dig into the histories of the largest outbreaks of salmonellosis in the US, you'll find that many of them were linked to foods you wouldn't expect."
"So if you were an adult in the early 2000s, you'll probably remember the massive peanut butter recall that took place in 2008 and 2009. The CDC traced a substantial multi-state salmonella outbreak back to King Nut peanut butter, made by the Peanut Corporation of America. You wouldn't know that brand, because it was sold primarily to institutional buyers and other manufacturers. The CDC traced it to well over 2,000 products, including popular peanut butter crackers from Austin and Keebler."
Salmonellosis causes roughly 1.35 million infections, about 26,500 hospitalizations, and approximately 420 deaths annually in the United States. About one-quarter of infections stem from turkey and chicken, and eggs cause roughly 79,000 infections each year. Major outbreaks have been linked not only to poultry and eggs but also to unexpected foods such as peanut butter, fresh produce, and dry breakfast cereal. Inconsistent reporting complicates direct comparisons between outbreaks. Some recalls involve extremely large quantities of products, as exemplified by a 2008–2009 outbreak tied to Peanut Corporation of America products that contaminated over 2,000 items.
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