Latest Salmonella Contamination Reaches Dietary Supplements
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Break Ventures, of Santa Monica, Calif., and Beverly, Mass., firm Arthri-D LLC post recall announcements on Jan. 23, the same day FDA said it is investigating reports that eight people have been infected with the same strain, salmonella Montevideo, in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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