Dutch salmon linked to salmonella cases in US, worldwide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch public health authorities say smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands and the United States, sparking a major recall.
Those infected by the salmonella bacteria can suffer symptoms including fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment says the salmon has been traced to Dutch company Foppen, which sells fish to many major Dutch supermarkets and to stores around the world.
The institute said in a statement Tuesday that around 200 people - and likely more - in the Netherlands and more than 100 people in the United States have been sickened.
Foppen, which processes fish in the Netherlands and at a factory in Greece, says it is investigating the cause of the outbreak.
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Of course it has salmonella in it....its salmon
Dutch salmon? Processed in Greece? Sold in the USA? Don't we hve enough salmon in this country? Oh, I forgot, salmon in the US is endangered, or at least subject to a headcount each year. Â Â
@jpk I agree w/your sentiments. I would realy like to see a list of names this fish has been packaged under."Foppen" may be the parent company, but what names are they packed under? My whole family eats a lot of fish and these days it is getting harder to find where it comes from. I have seen labels that say "Wild Alaska Salmon Packaged in Viet-nam For such and such Co. In San Diago" of course, all that info was split up all over the package! Some on the front, some on the back, most such small writing you had to use glasses to see it.
I agree with you, cave-dweller. There's nothing better than smoked salmon (lox) on a bagel with cream cheese and a good Kosher pickle. It's something I like to eat once a week, along with copious amounts of good German beer. However.....what the devil am I supposed to do now, since I can't tell where this bloomin' salmon comes from anymore? There are times I wish the heritage of food was easier to determine! If I want to eat salmon caught by Moroccans working for a Cambodian company in waters off the coast of Antarctica, and packaged in Sweden, I would like to know the lineage. Telling me it's "Wild Alaskan Salmon" doesn't help me much! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!