Six Utahns have contracted salmonellosis in connection with a recently announced recall of a 6.5 million-pound batch of beef from Arizona that was possibly contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
Four more suspected Utah cases are awaiting final confirmation, according to a news release from the department. The same beef has been linked to at least 57 cases of salmonellosis in 16 states. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this outbreak has causes 14 hospitalizations. No one has died.
Testing indicates Arizona company JBS Tolleson Inc.