ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — Nearly 100 people, including one Arkansan, have been infected with salmonella as part of a nationwide outbreak linked to a pair of “superfood” supplements, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Tuesday.
The CDC has identified 97 people in 32 states who have contracted salmonella as part of the outbreak, up from 65 cases in 28 states in the previous update released on Jan. 29.
The agency says that the outbreak is linked to moringa leaf powder in dietary supplements. No deaths have been reported; however, there have been 26 hospitalizations connected to the outbreak.
Map of reported cases as of March 17 (Courtesy: CDC)
The products reportedly responsible for the outbreak were sold under the Live It Up and Why Not Natural brands. The supplements were sold on the companies’ websites as well as on Amazon, eBay and Walmart.
Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules and Live it Up Super Greens supplement powder (Courtesy: FDA)
The FDA noted that this outbreak is unrelated to the agency’s other investigation into an “extensively drug-resistant” salmonella outbreak from February.
Research from the National Institutes of Health says Moringa is a plant native to India and other countries that is known for having essential nutrients such as protein, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
“FDA and state partners collected product and ingredient samples for analysis,” the agency said in its latest update. “Sample analysis detected the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium or Newport in six samples.”
Health investigators in three states, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, also detected the outbreak’s salmonella strain in Live it Up-brand Super Greens product samples.
The FDA advised anyone who purchased the super greens with expiration dates from August 2026 to January 2028, or the superfood capsules with a July 2028 expiration date, to stop using them and throw them away.
The CDC says salmonella can cause symptoms that include fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Infections can be severe in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems, who may require hospitalization, the agency said.
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