New Update 3/28/2018


Kratom outbreak picks up pace as it spreads; warnings renewed
[link to www.foodsafetynews.com]

The confirmed case count in a nationwide Salmonella outbreak traced to kratom products has more than doubled in less than a month, infecting people in 35 states and resulting in the hospitalization of 39 percent of the victims.

As of March 14, there were 87 people with confirmed Salmonella infections across 35 states, up from 40 people across 25 states in the CDC’s previous outbreak update.