date:Dec 04, 2012
a plausible source of Salmonella infections. The D.C. Dept. of Health restricted the sale of hummus and prohibited the use of hummus ingredients in other food items at implicated restaurants to prevent further illness. The traceback revealed tahini used at the different restaurants in the D.C. metropolitan area came from a common foreign manufacturer from Lebanon associated with recent Salmonella outbreaks in Canada. The FDA issued a mandate that all products imported from this manufacturer und