Salmonella outbreak in Chile caused by cheese

Health officials in Chile have reported a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 60 people. So far, 66 people have been affected by the outbreak resulting from eating goat’s cheese in the Metropolitan Region. Overall, 28 cases have been reported in the Valparaíso Region and 38 in the Metropolitan Region, including seven hospitalizations. Epidemiological work identified a producer of cheese who informally sold contaminated products in different parts of the province via commercial premises and the area of Llay Llay. Authorities have stopped cheese production. Officials said the producer and distributor sold the product in different outlets despite not having the required health resolution and documentation. They urged vendors not to buy products from such processors. Gonzalo Soto Brandt, the Secretaria Regional Ministerial de Salud (Seremi de Salud) of the Metropolitan Region, called on people who had bought the affected goat cheese to dispose of it to avoid possible food ...