Additionally, staphylococcal food poisoning, characterized by vomiting and diarrhea, is a leading cause of foodborne illness in the U.S. Food sources of S. aureus have recently expanded to include retail meat products from food-producing animals including swine, poultry, and cattle; there is increasing interest in the presence of S. aureus, specifically methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), in r