{"id":158124,"date":"2026-02-17T07:27:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158124\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:27:37","slug":"florida-among-states-in-drug-resistent-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-moringa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158124\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida among states in \u2018drug-resistent\u2019 salmonella outbreak linked to moringa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moringa powder capsules have been recalled as a CDC and FDA investigation links the capsules to a new form of salmonella outbreak that the CDC calls \u201cunusual and highly concerning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe salmonella strain associated with this outbreak<\/a> is resistant to all first-line and alternative antibiotics commonly recommended for the treatment of salmonella infections,\u201d the FDA said in its outbreak update.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know about Ambrosia Brands\u2019 Rosabella moringa capsules and the salmonella outbreak.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s been recalled?<\/p>\n

Ambrosia Brands recalled 52 lots of Rosabella moringa capsules, sold in 60-count bottles.<\/p>\n

\"Rosabella<\/p>\n

Rosabella moringa capsules<\/p>\n

(FDA)<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s recall notice says it sold the capsules through its website, tryrosabella.com, and through the company\u2019s TikTok shop. Ambrosia called sales of the capsules through eBay, Shein and Amazon.com<\/a> \u201cunauthorized third party distribution,\u201d but those capsules could be involved in the recall.<\/p>\n

Lot numbers can be found on the bottle bottoms and are the middle seven numbers between \u201c1356\u201d and \u201c1\u201d or \u201c2.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lots recalled are: Nos. 5020591-96, expiration date 03\/2027; Nos. 5030246-51, expiration date 04\/2027; Nos. 5040270-79, expiration date 05\/2027; Nos. 5050053-56, expiration date 6\/2027; Nos. 5060069-80, expiration date 07\/2027; Nos. 5080084-86, expiration date 9\/2027; Nos. 5090107-09, 5090113-118, expiration date 10\/2027; and Nos. 5100039, 5100048, expiration date 11\/2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have discontinued use and purchase of all raw moringa leaf powder from the raw material supplier of the above referenced lots,\u201d Ambrosia\u2019s FDA-posted recall notice said.<\/p>\n

\"Where<\/p>\n

Where you\u2019ll find the lot numbers on bottles of Rosabella Moringa Capsules. The lot number is the middle seven digits starting with \u201c5.\u201d<\/p>\n

(FDA)<\/p>\n

Return these capsules to the seller and demand a full refund. Call Ambrosia at 914-768-1357, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time, with any questions about this recall.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s going on with the salmonella outbreak?<\/p>\n

The outbreak isn\u2019t big in numbers so far, but because salmonella usually doesn\u2019t require a medical professional\u2019s attention, outbreaks\u2019 official counts often represent a small percentage of those actually sickened. The CDC estimates only one in 30 cases get reported.<\/p>\n

According to the FDA\u2019s Friday update, the seven people in the outbreak are spread across seven states: Florida, Washington, Illinois, Indiana, Arizona, Iowa and Tennessee. Investigators have interviewed three people, each of whom said they had Rosabella moringa powder capsules.<\/p>\n

But what makes this outbreak unique, the CDC said, is that \u201cthis is the first documented outbreak of salmonella with an NDM-1 gene in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

And this Newport strain of salmonella contains, the CDC said, an \u201cunusual and highly concerning antimicrobial resistance<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

That came from an analysis of clinical samples from those sickened. The agency\u2019s conducting more tests to confirm this high level of invulnerability to the usual antibiotics prescribed for salmonella.<\/p>\n

What is salmonella?<\/p>\n

Fortunately, antibiotics usually aren\u2019t needed for salmonella, which hits 1.35 million people in the United States annually. Usually, it\u2019s four to seven days suffering through, at various times, stomachaches, headaches, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea.<\/p>\n

If the diarrhea or barfing lasts more than two days; there\u2019s blood in the diarrhea or urine; or a fever spikes to over 102 degrees, a visit to a medical professional is recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moringa powder capsules have been recalled as a CDC and FDA investigation links the capsules to a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[41670,75805,28,30,29,75804,75806,32117],"class_list":["post-158124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-cdc","tag-expiration-date","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-moringa-capsules","tag-moringa-powder","tag-salmonella"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}