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Saturday, July 2, 2005

Cold Stone ice cream linked to salmonella

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF

Five people in Washington have contracted food poisoning after eating cake batter-flavored ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery stores.

The victims -- a woman in King County, a man in Whatcom County, two girls in Snohomish County and a woman in Spokane -- were infected with a rare strain of the salmonella bacteria called salmonella typhimurium, according to the state Department of Health.

Cold Stone Creamery is voluntarily recalling the ice cream from its stores throughout the country.

A teenage girl in Snohomish County was hospitalized briefly, but has recovered, according to state officials.

A total of 15 cases of salmonellosis related to the ice cream shops have been reported in four states, the others being Oregon, Minnesota and Ohio, during the past month.

Between 600 and 800 cases of salmonella poisoning are reported in Washington every year.

The symptoms of salmonella poisoning, which usually develop within 12 to 72 hours after infection, include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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