By Ethan Covey
Although usually tied to meat consumption, an outbreak of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium has been linked to the consumption of tofu.
Tofu has not been linked to previous nontyphoidal Salmonella outbreaks, and S. enterica serovar Typhimurium cases are typically tied to animal product consumption (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72[32]:855-858).
“The study is significant as this is the first known Salmonella outbreak linked to the consumption of tofu,” a