58,828 pounds of frozen raw yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been recalled. It is connected to an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened over 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve people have been hospitalized. Many of the people who became sick said they ate raw tuna in sushi as “spicy tuna.”
The follow states have reported illnesses: Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), As Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland (11), Massachusetts (8), Mississippi (1), Missouri (2), New Jersey (7), New York (24), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island (5), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Virginia (5), and Wisconsin (12).
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