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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost AT gilanet.com>
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  • Subject: [Market-farming] Some Salad Mixes May Be Infected, FDA Warns
  • Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 00:27:16 -0600

Some Salad Mixes May Be Infected, FDA Warns
5-22-4


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Pre-mixed salads containing basil and mesclun may
contain a parasite that can cause food poisoning, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration said on Friday.

More than 90 people in Texas and Illinois have become ill from the Cyclospora
parasite, which causes fever, diarrhea, vomiting and other severe symptoms,
the FDA said.

The FDA said it was working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and state and local health authorities to find the precise source
of two outbreaks traced to a restaurant in Wheaton, Illinois, and another one
in Irving, Texas -- both in February.

Food poisoning outbreaks are difficult to track down and the FDA advised
anyone with cramps, vomiting and diarrhea to consider possible food poisoning.

"Individuals experiencing these symptoms after consuming basil and
mesclun/spring mix salad products are advised to consult their physicians and
notify their local health departments," the FDA said in a statement.

"Symptoms usually develop about a week after consuming the contaminated
food," it added. "Cyclospora infection can be successfully treated with
appropriate antibiotic therapy."

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