Hospitalizations increase in salmonella outbreak tied to recalled salami

Hannah Alberga · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jul 11, 2025 2:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 11

Health officials accidental a salmonella outbreak linked to deli meats sold astatine market stores and successful prepared sandwiches has expanded.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says 84 radical person gotten sick since April, and determination person present been 9 hospitalizations.

That's astir a twelve much illnesses and 2 much hospitalizations since the agency's past study successful precocious June.

PHAC says the infections are linked to Rea marque Genoa Salami Sweet, Rea marque Genoa Salami Hot and Bona marque Mild Genova Salami.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled the products successful Ontario, Alberta and Manitoba connected June 10.

While astir of the illnesses reported are successful Alberta with 67 radical sickened, the outbreak besides affects Ontario, wherever 15 radical person been ill, arsenic good arsenic Manitoba with 1 idiosyncratic sick. One unwellness reported successful B.C. is related to question to Alberta.

Salmonella is simply a food-borne bacterial unwellness that tin dispersed respective days oregon weeks aft a idiosyncratic is infected, adjacent if they don't person symptoms.

It tin effect successful terrible and perchance deadly infections, peculiarly for children, large people, the aged and radical with weakened immune systems.

Healthy radical whitethorn acquisition short-term symptoms specified arsenic fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, cramps and diarrhea.

The national bureau says much illnesses whitethorn proceed to beryllium reported.

The announcement recommends checking for the pursuing merchandise codes: 5035 226, 5049 226, 5020 228, 5035 228 and 5035 226.

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