Investigation Update: Salmonella Outbreak, July 2025

Public Health Actions

On September 8, 2025, Chetak LLC Group expanded their recall to include Deep brand frozen vegetables and fruit products. CDC and FDA advise consumers not to eat and businesses not to sell any of the recalled food.

Epidemiologic and laboratory data

Since the last update, no new illnesses have been reported.

On August 20, 2025, FDA was informed that an import sample of Deep-brand Premium Select Frozen Surti Undhiu Mix tested positive for Salmonella. WGS analysis showed that the strain of Salmonella found in this product matches the strain causing illnesses in this outbreak.

Public health actions

As a result of FDA's testing, CDC and FDA are advising consumers not to eat and businesses not to sell or serve lot code IN 25158K of Premium Select Frozen Surti Undhiu Mix with a use-by date of 06 Dec 2026 in addition to recalled frozen sprouted beans.

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Anatum infections.

Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that frozen sprouted beans are contaminated with Salmonella Anatum and may be making people sick.

Epidemiologic Data

As of July 16, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 10 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 22, 2024, to June 24, 2025. Of 9 people with information available, 4 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and this outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for Salmonella. In addition, recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak.

Public health officials collect many different types of information from sick people, including their age, race, ethnicity, other demographics, and the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. This information provides clues to help investigators identify the source of the outbreak.

The table below has information about sick people in this outbreak ("n" is the number of people with information available for each demographic).

State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 6 people interviewed, 6 (100%) shopped at Indian (South Asian) grocery stores and consumed Indian cuisines. Additionally, 4 (67%) reported eating or likely eating sprouted beans.

Laboratory and Traceback Data

Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. CDC PulseNet manages a national database of DNA fingerprints of bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses. DNA fingerprinting is performed on bacteria using a method called whole genome sequencing (WGS).

WGS showed that bacteria from sick people's samples are closely related genetically. This suggests that people in this outbreak got sick from the same food.

In May 2025, FDA collected samples of frozen sprouted mat (moth) and moong beans. The product samples tested positive for Salmonella and WGS analysis showed that the Salmonella present in the samples is the strain causing illnesses in this outbreak. This means that people likely got sick from eating sprouted beans.

WGS analysis of bacteria from 11 people's samples and 8 food samples did not predict resistance to any antibiotics. More information is available at the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) site.