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Trader Joe's wraps named as source of ongoing E. coli outbreak
USA Today • • business
Key Points:
- Federal health authorities confirmed that chicken wraps sold at Trader Joe's are the source of an ongoing E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 50 people.
- Trader Joe's voluntarily pulled its Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps from shelves in nine states after the FDA alerted them to a possible issue in September.
- The USDA and FDA had previously identified the source only as an unnamed "Ready-To-Eat Multi-ingredient wrap with chicken," and extensive product testing has not pinpointed the specific ingredient causing the outbreak.
- The outbreak strain, E. coli O157:H7, is rarely linked to chicken, and the USDA continues to investigate the exact contaminated ingredient.
- Food safety experts and a food attorney criticized the agencies for not publicly naming the product earlier, emphasizing the public's right to know about potential health risks.
