Public health officials in Toronto have confirmed two patients with Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to deli meat.
The sliced, ready-to-eat deli meats were sold by Summerhill Market, according to the Toronto Public Health Department. The meat tested positive for Listeria contamination.
The affected meat products have labels indicating they were
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A Listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meats has claimed another life and sickened more people.
As of Aug. 8, there were 43 confirmed patients across 13 states. All of the patients have required hospitalization. Three of the patients have died. The patients range in age from 32 to
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After whole genome sequencing showed a sample of Boar’s Head deli meat was contaminated with the outbreak strain responsible for a deadly Listeria outbreak, the company expanded its recall to include an additional 7 million pounds of products.
The Jarratt, VA, company announced the expanded recall on July 30. The
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A deadly Listeria outbreak from deli meat and cheese has ended, according to federal officials.
The notice this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the first update from the agency in more than four months. A total of 16 people in six states were confirmed as
Continue Reading CDC says outbreak of Listeria infections traced to deli meat and cheese is over
Consumer Reports is out with a new analysis of what it describes as risky foods consumers should know about.
The list was compiled after the organization looked at data from 2017 through 2022. The researchers focused on widely consumed foods that had recalls during the study period. They did not
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The CDC is recommending that certain people not eat any meat or cheese from any deli counters because of a deadly outbreak of infections from Listeria.
The warning is mostly for people who are at high risk for infection, such as people 65 and older, pregnant women, or people with
Continue Reading Deadly Listeria outbreak traced to deli meat and cheese; CDC says some should avoid all delis
According to a new study recently published in the International Journal of Food Microbiology, over 90 percent of listeriosis cases in the U.S. come from deli meat, followed by ready-to-eat (RTE) salads at just less than 5 percent.
The study, titled “Quantitative risk assessment model to investigate the public health
Continue Reading Study finds deli meat is connected to more than 90 percent of U.S. listeria cases
Investigations into a pregnancy-related case of listeriosis found a wider outbreak in Italy, according to a study.
In January 2020, a 28-year-old pregnant woman, living in a city near Rome, was admitted to a hospital in Rome.
A cesarean section was performed and a baby girl was born. The baby
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PHOENIX — This morning presenters gave an update on various recent outbreaks, including this past year’s red onions with Salmonella, deli meats with Listeria and peaches with Salmonella.
Salmonella in red onions
Joyce Cheng with the Public Health Agency of Canada, walked session attendees through the Canadian side
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The final listeriosis outbreak of 2020 is in the books. It was officially declared over on Jan. 28, 2021, after a five-month run. One person died.
Here are the details from the final outbreak report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
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