A Salmonella outbreak has affected 62 people across 11 states. Eleven of those infected were hospitalized, according to an announcement issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC states that the outbreak was likely caused by a particular batch of frozen tuna that was used in sushi because all 62 infected persons said they consumed sushi made with raw tuna before they got sick.
"Epidemiologic and laboratory findings indicate that frozen raw tuna is the likely source of the infections. Most ill people in the outbreak reported eating sushi made with raw tuna in the week before becoming sick," the CDC reported.
Most of the reported cases were from California, with other cases coming from Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico, Illinois, South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Washington, Mississippi and Virginia.
The frozen tuna was traced from Osamu Corporation's Indonesian manufacturing plant, according to CNN.
On Tuesday, Osamu issued two voluntary recalls. One was for frozen yellowfin tuna with lot number 68568 distributed to the U.S. through AFC Corp. from May 20 to 26. The other recall was issued for all frozen tuna sold in the U.S. with purchase order numbers 8563 to 8599 between May 9 and July 9.
Investigators from the Minnesota Department of Health detected Salmonella in tuna samples being sold in Minnesota, and this led to the voluntary recalls of the products, according to FDA.
The CDC advises that the recalled products are not to be consumed or sold.
