A weekly update of outbreak investigations posted by the FDA shows one investigation has ended and another outbreak has one additional patient.
The Food and Drug Administration along with the
The patient toll continues to increase in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to Big Olaf ice cream.
There are now 25 confirmed patients in the outbreak, according to
Florida officials say 16 of 17 ice cream samples from a production facility have tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, spurring a formal stop sales order from the state.
The facility
State officials have ordered Big Olaf Creamery to stop use of processing equipment in a plant associated with a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
The Florida Department of Agriculture
Random testing by state officials has found E. coli contamination in cotija cheese, spurring a recall in five states.
The New York company Quesos La Ricura Ltd. is recalling an
State tests by Florida inspectors spurred officials with the Publix grocery store chain to recall Biltmore branded smoked salmon because of the risk of Listeria monocytogenes.
The implicated fish was
Three tons of cheese produced by Miami’s La Nica Products Inc. was recalled Tuesday for possible Listeria contamination.
No illnesses are yet associated with the recall, but Listeria monocytogenes
Barberi International Inc. based in Miami is recalling Sunmba brand frozen Ajiaco vegetable mix from stores across Florida because of positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes.
Florida’s Department of
State inspectors found Listeria monocytogenes in smoked fish from OLMA-XXI Inc. of Brooklyn, spurring the company to recall 10 months of shipments.
The New York company distributed the smoked fish
