Salmonella Stanley and Salmonella Newport in imported peanuts

Following an international outbreak of Salmonella Stanley associated with consumption of a specific brand of imported peanuts in Australia (1,2) and Canada (3), a request for information was sent via Enter-net on 8 October 2001 to ascertain whether any other countries had any cases that may be associated with this product. To date, seven cases have been identified in Australia and Canada; no other countries have reported cases associated with this product.