No salmonella cases have been reported in Maryland, though 171 people have caught the food-borne illness from produce in 19 states, including Virginia.

Overall, salmonella is not as serious a risk as the E. coli epidemic tied to bagged fresh spinach in September, said Dr. Paul Eder, an infectious disease specialist with Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.

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