Arizona Beef Tests Positive for Salmonella

Posted on February 23, 2008 by PritzkerLaw
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Health officials from the Yuma County Health District (Arizona) have issued a warning concerning a contamination of Salmonella in beef tri-tip cuts.  According to the Yuma Sun,

Becky Brooks, director of the Yuma County Health District, is urging anyone who took home some of the meat from the Hospice of Yuma roping roundup, barbecue and western dance at the Yuma County Fairgrounds to dispose of it.

Leftover meat from the event was also donated to the Crossroads Mission. An investigation was launched after the Yuma Regional Medical Center, the mission, and other individuals notified the health department of 92 cases of gastrointestinal illness. The health department tested 20 individuals, 10 of which tested positive for Salmonella, the other 10 still pending.

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