SALMONELLA JERKY

A New Mexico firm has recalled 22,000 pounds of beef jerky ("Old Santa Fe Trail" and "Route 66" brand) in the wake of an outbreak of Salmonella infections that have been linked with the firm's products. Salmonella infections have been confirmed in 22 people, 20 of whom reported eating beef jerky. The company's Albuquerque plant was closed after investigators found unsanitary conditions there. Shocking, huh?