The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reopened a foodborne illness outbreak investigation involving Salmonella-contaminated moringa powder supplements. At the same time, the agency has opened a new investigation into a separate Salmonella–moringa outbreak, marking the third outbreak caused by this pathogen–commodity pair in 2026.
First, FDA and CDC reopened an outbreak investigation that was originally closed on March 17 due to the discovery of new information. Since March 17, 22 additional people from four states have been infected with one of the outbreak strains of S. Typhimurium or S. Newport, bringing the total to 119 patients in 36 states, including 32 hospitalizations.