USDA updates recall of tainted chicken to include military bases

By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. military bases and military commissaries in five states that supply food to personnel and their families are among the outlets believed to have received salmonella-tainted chicken produced by Foster Farms, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine bases in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Washington state may have received the chicken, according to an updated list of recipients of the poultry, which was recalled last week. In a statement to Reuters, Foster Farms said it provided the USDA information "on involved products and customers" last week. "The only chicken products involved in this recall were produced on certain dates in March." Officials at the Department of Defense could not be reached for comment.