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Salmonella in Netherlands and US from Dutch smoked fish

2 October 2012 Last updated at 05:32 ET

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19797660

 People have gotten salmonella after eating dutch smoked salmon. In the Netherlands about 200 people have gotten salmonella.  The national institute of public health (RIVM) has stated that this could be the “tip of the iceberg” Foppen a Dutch fish producer had been taking off the shelves. They are the suppliers to large food chains all over.  The numbers are not too accurate.  The real numbers of people effect by the salmonella are probably way higher then what they have documented.  About 200 hundred people have fallen ill by means of contaminated salmon.  As stated by the RIVM. About 100 people in the US have been effect by the same kind of salmonella.  The smoked salmon that was produced by the Foppen company has been taking off of the shelves in the Netherlands. And there has been a major recall of the salmon that has been prepared and sold in the US.  The Foppen company has sent their sincerest apologies about the entire situation, and for any inconvenience they have caused people.  Salmonella as a whole, causes Diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, mabe some fever or vomiting.  It takes about four to seven days  to clear up, and often times people needed treatments to help battle with dehydration. 

            This story seemed all to familiar.  I remember when there were tons of Salmonella scares here in the states.  I’m glad that they were able to get down to the root of the problem and that they were able to indicated exactly where the salmonella stemmed from.  It was really shocking to me as to how many people the disease had already hit. 200 is a big number, and officials are not even certain about that number, there could be more there could be less.  I hope that they have gotten all the contaminated Salmon off of the shelves, to insure it cannot hurt anyone else.