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- As of July 14, 2014, a total of 25 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Newport (16 persons), Salmonella Hartford (7 persons), or Salmonella Oranienburg (2 persons) have been reported from 14 states.
- Three ill persons have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
- Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that organic sprouted chia powder is the likely source of this outbreak.
- Sprouted chia powder is made from chia seeds that are sprouted, dried, and ground.
- CDC’s National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) laboratory conducted antibiotic resistance testing on Salmonella isolates collected from four ill persons infected with Salmonella Hartford or Newport.
- All isolates were pansusceptible (susceptible to all antibiotics tested).
- As a result of this investigation, several recalls of products containing organic sprouted chia powder and chia seeds have been issued.
- CDC recommends that consumers do not eat any of the recalled products containing organic sprouted chia powder or chia seeds.
- These products have a long shelf life and may still be in people’s homes.
- The recalled products were available for purchase in many retail stores nationwide and online.
- The Public Health Agency of Canada continues to investigate similar cases of Salmonella infection in several Canadian provinces.
- Several Canadian companies have recalled products containing sprouted chia powder or chia seeds.
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