Salmonella Outbreak Update - Amid the Salmonella outbreak in the United States where several residents in 40 states have been infected, Barber Foods and No Name brands are recalling their uncooked stuffed chicken products in the market. The recall was due to possible Salmonella contamination.

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The Barber Foods and No Name stuffed chicken products recall was prompted after at least six people in Minnesota and Wisconsin got sick. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA) reported the patients ate the products between April and late June. According to CBS New York, Portland-based Barber Foods recalled over 1.7 million pounds of stuffed chicken products.

The recall on Monday was an expansion of a limited recall of about 58,000 pounds of frozen and raw chicken products on July 2 after more cases of illnesses were reported, Portland Press Herald revealed. A complete list of the recalled products is available on Barber Foods and USDA's website.

Moreover, the Stop & Shop grocery chain has also removed an assortment of stuffed chicken products from its shelves due to the Salmonella scare, Bethel Patch noted.

Aside from Barber Foods stuffed chicken products, The Canadian Food Inspection Agency also issued an advisory that No Name brands are also recalling their stuffed breaded chicken breast cutlets in the market. As per the agency, consumers should not consume while distributors, retailers and food service establishments including hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products.

"Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections," the Canadian Food Inspection Agency wrote on their website. "Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis."

Salmonella infection is usually contracted from eating or handling food infected with the Salmonella bacteria. As previously reported, Salmonella causes 1.2 million illnesses and 450 deaths in the United States each year. It is one of the most common food-borne illnesses that can cause diarrhea, cramping and fever.

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