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Kapowsin Meats, a Graham, Wash. establishment, recalled approximately 523,380 pounds of pork products that might be contaminated with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
FSIS conducted intensified sampling at Kapowsin Meats while this establishment took steps to address sanitary conditions at their facility after the original recall on August 13, 2015. Sampling revealed positive results for Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- on Whole Hogs for Barbeque, associated pork products and throughout the establishment. FSIS has deemed sanitary improvement efforts made by the Kapowsin Meats insufficient, and the scope of this recall was expanded to include all products associated with contaminated source material.
On July 15, 2015, the Washington State Department of Health notified FSIS of an investigation of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- illnesses. Working in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FSIS determined that there was a link between whole hogs for barbeque and pork products from Kapowsin Meats and these illnesses.
Traceback investigation identified 36 case-patients who consumed whole hogs for barbeque or pork products from this establishment prior to illness onset. These illnesses were part of a larger illness investigation. Based on epidemiological evidence, 152 case-patients were identified in Washington with illness onset dates ranging from April 25, 2015 to August 12, 2015.