An additional element of the warning noted that FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring an outbreak across 20 states of "a rare type of salmonella associated with kratom products".

In a Feb. 20 announcement, FDA said CDC reported that 28 people, from 6 to 67 years old, in 20 states are infected with salmonella; of the 11 hospitalized, eight reported consuming kratom in pills, capsules, powder or tea. No common brands or suppliers of products reportedly used by those persons have been identified and no kratom products have been found as containing salmonella; no deaths have been reported.

The potential salmonella link to dietary supplements is the second FDA has reported in 2018. Firms in California and Massachusetts recalled supplement products due to potential salmonella contamination in early January, when FDA also was investigating reports of infections potentially linked to raw clover sprouts or frozen shredded coconut in meals served at restaurants around the country. Also see "Latest Salmonella Contamination Reaches Dietary Supplements" - HBW Insight, 23 January, 2018.

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