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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Polly Carver-Kimm
Polly.Carver-Kimm@idph.iowa.gov
Consumer Advisory Issued for Chicken
Salad Purchased at Fareway
The
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) today jointly issued a consumer advisory for chicken salad sold
at Fareway stores. The chicken salad, which is produced and packaged by a third party for Fareway, is implicated in multiple cases of salmonella illness across Iowa. Preliminary
test results from the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) at the University of Iowa
indicate the presence of salmonella in this product.
Fareway
voluntarily stopped the sale of the product and pulled the chicken salad from
its shelves after being contacted by DIA. “The company has been very
cooperative and is working with IDPH and DIA in the investigation of the
reported illnesses,” said DIA Food and Consumer Safety Bureau Chief Steven
Mandernach, who noted that no chicken salad has been sold to the consuming
public since last Friday evening (2/9/18).
IDPH
is investigating multiple cases of possible illness associated with the chicken
salad. “The bottom line is that no one should eat this product,” said IDPH
Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. “If you have it in your refrigerator,
you should throw it away.”
Salmonella
infection is a common bacterial disease that can cause illness and rarely, it
can be severe. Usually, people who get salmonella infection develop symptoms
within 12 to 36 hours after ingesting the bacteria, but symptoms can appear as
early as six hours and as late as three days after ingestion.
Symptoms
of salmonella infection generally last four to seven days and include:
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Fever
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Dehydration
- Vomiting
- Muscle pains
- Bloody stools
Most
people get better without treatment, but in some cases, the diarrhea associated
with a salmonella infection can cause dehydration, which can sometimes result
in hospitalization. It is important whenever you have diarrhea to make sure you
drink plenty of fluids. If you are ill, you should contact your health care
provider.
Consumers
who have purchased chicken salad from Fareway should throw it out and not
return the product to the store.
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