Salmonella outbreak linked to Sam's Club greens powder

At least 11 people in seven states have been sickened, including three who were hospitalized, in an outbreak of salmonella infections linked to a powdered dietary supplement sold at Sam's Club stores and online, U.S. health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the affected product, Members Mark Super Greens Powder, has been pulled from store shelves while investigators trace the contamination.

The CDC reported illnesses in Florida, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia, with symptom onset dates ranging from May through September. Federal and state public health investigators traced the likely source to a single lot of organic moringa leaf powder imported from Vallon Farm Direct in Jodhpur, India, the Food and Drug Administration said. State health officials in Virginia and Michigan collected and tested samples of the product from the homes of people who became ill.

Agency interviews identified 10 people; nine reported consuming a powdered dietary supplement and six said they consumed Members Mark Super Greens Powder. Three of the patients required hospitalization. The CDC cautioned consumers not to eat the...