E. Coli Recall Expands to More States and Stores

This further resulted in Taylor Farms Pacific recalling a number of celery products, and that included the sandwiches sold at Starbucks. It has purged over 45,000 holiday turkey sandwiches in California, Oregon and Nevada, it explains.

In California Costco stores, the chicken salad had been pulled from shelves due to the worry about contamination in celery.

Stores offering the recalled products have been contacted to pull the items from their sales floors. The Food and Drug Administration expanded the recall of food products on Tuesday. Most particularly, E.coli O157:H7 may cause people to suffer from diarrhea and even Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which is a type of kidney failure. Stores affected in the latest recall also include 7-Eleven, Raley’s, King Scoopers, Save Mart, Albertsons and Sam’s Club.

Starbucks has also removed all potentially tainted items from its stores, a spokeswoman told Business Insider. Most of the reported cases are in the western United States, including California.

The E.coli scare is getting worse.

Health officials urge anyone with the symptoms, especially people who have eaten Costco chicken salad, to see their doctor.

Although E.coli is commonly found in humans’ intestines, some strains can be unsafe.

The FDA did specify the bacteria isn’t viewed as incredibly unsafe, emphasizing the recalls were made “out of an abundance of caution”. The same celery was linked to a multi-state E. coli outbreak in Costco that sickened 19 people. Diners showed signs of sickness three or four days after exposure, so by the time investigators looked at the restaurants, any contaminated food likely was long gone. In children and the elderly, it can also cause a form of kidney failure, which may lead to serious kidney damage and death. The company hasn’t received any reports of illness, Schaeffer said. One additional test is needed to confirm that the vegetables carried the same E. coli strain connected with the outbreak, he said.