Aldi Warns Shoppers After Salmonella Cases Linked to Backyard Poultry Exposure

Cases tied to contact with backyard birds

Aldi has issued a salmonella alert after at least 34 people across 13 states reported illness. Health officials traced the outbreak to exposure involving backyard poultry. The poultry involved can include common farm and yard birds such as chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl and turkeys, raising concerns beyond the products themselves.