date:Jul 12, 2013
lic health and regulatory agencies indicated that Foster Farms brand chicken was the most likely source of this outbreak. Testing conducted by the Washington State Public Health Laboratories identified the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg in four intact samples of chicken collected from three ill persons homes in Washington, which were traced back to two Foster Farms slaughter establishments.
The US Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) completed an inves