Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Tainted Tuna

Imported frozen raw ahi tuna is being blamed for 26 cases of salmonella paratyphi B across six US states.

So far, ten cases have been confirmed in Oahu, Hawaii, seven in California, two in Maryland and Pennsylvania and one in Massachusetts and New York.

The cases have been linked to a similar outbreak two years ago.

Questions are being asked over whether the manufacturer held back the tuna for two years or if there is a persistent source of contamination at the processing plant.

The Hawaii Department of Health has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to open an investigation into the source of the tainted tuna.