Indonesian Exporter Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Identified

 

May 24, 2012 By Carla Gillespie

Contaminated tempeh starter culture linked to a Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak that has sickened 88 people in North Carolina came from an exporter named Bambang Surprapto in Bekasi, Indonesia, an attorney familiar with the investigation told Food Poisoning Bulletin this morning.
The exporter sold tempeh starter yeast, some of which was found to be tainted with Salmonella Paratyphi B, to clients all over the world including one in Rockville Md. which operated the websites IndonesianFoodMart.com and Tempeh Online. Tempeh manufacturer Smiling Hara of Asheville N.C. purchased the product from Tempeh Online.
Dozens of people in Asheville became sick after eating Smiling Hara tempeh made with the tainted starter. Many more have now become sick through person-to-person transmission, according to public health authorities in North Carolina.
Here is the outbreak timeline:
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