Cracker factory salmonella tests: 49 free of bacteria, one needs more work
State officials said Monday that 49 of 50 samples taken to test for salmonella bacteria at a Kellogg cracker factory in Cary are clean. One test is ambiguous and needs more work.
Posted — UpdatedOne test is ambiguous and needs more work, said Joe Reardon, spokesman for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. He emphasized that the sample could not be classified as positive or negative and that scientists need several more days for more extensive testing.
The Cary plant is among many examined in a national scare about salmonella in peanut products from a processing plant in Georgia. Thousands of packages of peanut products have been recalled.
A number of food companies such as Kellogg's and retailers such as Harris Teeter and Kroger have pulled products with peanut butter off the shelves as a precautionary measure.
Symptoms of salmonella infection usually begin within three days of exposure to the bacteria and generally last less than a week. In the North Carolina cases, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services, lab results were received after most of the patients had recovered.
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