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LOS ANGELES – Federal officials in at least 10 states affiliated with the Southern California company Dried Mushrooms are warning of cases of salmonella.
U.S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention More than 40 people have fallen ill and four have been hospitalized, the centers said on Thursday.
The suspected product in the outbreak is wooden ear mushrooms distributed by Wizmetak Asian Foods, located near Los Angeles. The company has recalled imported mushrooms from all its Shirikik brands, which were distributed in six packs of five-pound bags at restaurants, the CDC said.
Officials said those who fell ill ate at ramen restaurants in three of the three states.
The states where cases have been reported are: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Restaurant employees should recall and check the dried mushrooms and serve or sell them, officials said.
Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps six to six days after exposure to the bacteria, the CDC said. Symptoms usually last four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.
However, salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the weak or elderly, and others with weakened immune systems.
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