date:Oct 21, 2013
At least 338 in 20 states and Puerto Rico have been found to be ill with Salmonella in connection to an outbreak from chicken produced by Foster Farms.That number is up 21 illnesses from the last reported number of 317.
At least 40 percent of victims have been hospitalized, and 75 percent reside in California.
Foster Farms has not initiated a recall, instead opting to comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture requests to mitigate issues at three central California facilities tied to the outbr