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A salmonella outbreak tied to contaminated pumpkin seeds has infected 81 people across multiple French regions between May and August. Six were hospitalized, but all have since recovered. The implicated products, traced to a southwestern French food company and sold through retailers including Grand Frais, have been recalled.
A salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated pumpkin seeds has sickened 81 people across several regions of France over a four-month stretch from May to August. French Health and Agriculture ministries jointly identified a food processing company in southwestern France as the likely source, with the tainted seeds distributed through multiple retailers, including the Grand Frais supermarket chain.
All affected individuals have recovered — six were hospitalized and two required emergency services attention before symptoms subsided. The implicated products have since been recalled from shelves.
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Why it matters: Foodborne salmonella outbreaks serve as a reminder of how quickly contamination at a single processing facility can ripple across a retail network and affect dozens of consumers. Prompt product recalls and coordinated public health investigations are critical to containing spread and preventing further illness.
