A total of 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella were reported from 7 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 12, 2025 to September 4, 2025. Of 11 people with information available, 3 were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
State and local public health officials interviewed people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 10 people interviewed, 9 (90%) reported eating powdered dietary supplements. Six of these people reported eating Member’s Mark Super Greens Powder. Three people reported other products containing moringa leaf powder: two reported Food to Live moringa leaf powder and one reported Africa Imports moringa leaf powder.
Officials in Michigan collected an open container of Member’s Mark Super Greens Powder from an ill person’s home for testing. This sample tested positive for Salmonella. WGS showed that the Salmonella in the supplement powder was closely related to bacteria from sick people.
Officials in Virginia collected an open container of Africa Imports Brand moringa leaf powder from an ill person’s home for testing. This sample tested positive for Salmonella. WGS showed that the Salmonella in the moringa leaf powder was closely related to bacteria from sick people.
Officials in Florida collected an open container of Food to Live brand moringa leaf powder from an ill person’s home for testing. This sample tested positive for Salmonella. WGS showed that the Salmonella in the moringa leaf powder was closely related to bacteria from sick people.
FDA conducted a traceback investigation and identified one affected lot of moringa leaf powder from Vallon Farmdirect PVT LTD of Johdpur, India.
As of January 29, 2026, 65 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 28 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from August 22, 2025, to January 11, 2026. Of 55 people with information available, 14 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 40 people interviewed, 35 (88%) reported eating a product containing moringa leaf powder, including 31 who reported Live it Up Super Greens supplement powders only, 3 who reported Why Not Natural moringa powder capsules only, and 1 person who reported consuming both products.
Public health officials in Illinois collected and tested open samples from a sick person’s Live it Up Super Greens powder. Analysis of WGS data confirmed the Salmonellaidentified in the powder is the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium.
FDA’s traceback investigation revealed a common manufacturer between Live it Up Super Greens supplement powder and Why Not Natural Pure Organic Moringa Green Superfood capsules. FDA is working with the firms to determine a root cause of the contamination and whether additional products that may be affected.
As of February 13, 2026, CDC, public health officials in several states, and FDA are investigating a new multistate outbreak of extensively drug-resistant Salmonella infections linked to certain lots of Rosabella brand moringa powder capsules. Seven people have been sickened and three hospitalized.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 7, 2025, through January 8, 2026.
State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the foods they ate in the week before they got sick. Of the 3 people interviewed, 3 (100%) reported eating Rosabella brand moringa powder capsules.