Federal officials report a cluster of Listeria monocytogenes infections dating back to July 2017 has spurred a nationwide recall of an “undetermined amount” of Long Phung brand pork patty rolls.
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) confirmed
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As the World Health Organization told countries around the world this week to make listeriosis a reportable disease because of the ongoing crisis in South Africa, outbreak victims and their families filed a class action
Continue Reading Victims file suit in listeria outbreak; more illnesses expected
A former Pasco, WA, vegetable processing plant shut down last year after a deadly Listeria outbreak is reopening under new ownership and a new name.
The plant was owned by CRF Frozen Foods and is
Continue Reading Frozen vegetable plant reopening 2 years after deadly outbreak
You might say the source of South Africa’s deadly Listeria outbreak was hiding in plain sight, but it took the deaths of 180 people before the Health Minister could collect enough evidence to name the
Continue Reading South Africa’s processed meats blamed in Listeria outbreak
The owner of Vulto Creamery, whose raw milk cheese has killed at least two people in a multi-state Listeria outbreak, had been getting positive results for the pathogen from his equipment and production plant for
Continue Reading FDA report shows cheese maker knew of Listeria in facility
Legislatures in almost a dozen states this year are considering whether to permit sales in one form or another of raw milk, which public health officials say is dangerous because it has not been pasteurized
Continue Reading Raw milk still looking for wins as legislative season nears end
Vulto Creamery, Walton, NY, has expanded its recall to include all lots of four additional cheeses, in
Continue Reading Vulto Creamery expands cheese recall because of Listeria
Two people are dead and four others are confirmed sick with a strain of Listeria monocytogenes found in cheese made from unpasteurized raw milk. Vulto Creamery is recalling the cheese from retailers and distributors nationwide.
Continue Reading 2 dead in multi-state Listeria outbreak traced to Vulto cheese
CORRECTED CONTENT: Blue Bell Creameries wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to release it from certain food safety precautions imposed after its ice cream was linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak, seeking permission for
Continue Reading CORRECTED: Blue Bell asks FDA if it can return to ‘industry norm’
Those nerds at the FDA and CDC have been at it again, thank goodness.
They took a crazy close look at the Listeria outbreak traced to Blue Bell Creameries ice cream and found evidence supporting
Continue Reading Beach Beat: A little dab’ll do ya when it comes to Listeria
The owner of Miami-based cheese company Oasis Brands Inc. is the most recent company executive to be sentenced for criminal violations related to pathogen-contaminated food linked to a deadly outbreak.
U.S. District Judge Robert N.
Continue Reading Miami cheese company owner draws 15-month prison term
