A multistate outbreak of Salmonella linked to ground beef has infected 16 people, and of those affected, six have been hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In a statement published Tuesday (July 25), the agency reported that nine people in New Jersey, five in New York, one in Connecticut and one in Massachusetts were recently sickened with the foodborne illness caused by Salmonella bacteria. Of 14 people interviewed, nine said they'd eaten ground beef bought from the supermarket retailer ShopRite in the week before they fell ill. Seven of the nine specifically recalled eating 80%-lean ground-beef products.
