As the death rate rose in the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak, one could not help but wonder if this might top the 2008 Maple Leaf listeria outbreak.
The case fatality rate (CFR) for that infamous Canadian outbreak was 38.59 percent, just a tad below the 40 percent death rate
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More than 20 Listeria outbreaks have been linked to salmon products in Germany in the space of a decade, according to a study.
Researchers identified 22 listeriosis outbreaks between 2010 and 2021 that were likely associated with eating smoked and graved salmon products. Many of them also affected people in
Continue Reading Researchers draw attention to Listeria problem in fish
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 on Nov. 19 that samples collected from a Long Phung Food Products production facility were
Continue Reading Listeria infections prompt nationwide recall of pork patty rolls
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 suit against the producers of processed meats that have tested positive Listeria monocytogenes.
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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 set to reopen as a new joint venture between J.R. Simplot and CRF’s parent company,
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 culprits.
A cold, processed meat product made by South Africa’s biggest producer of consumer foods
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 at least 20 months before he initiated a recall in March.
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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 to remove harmful pathogens. But as many of those sessions wind down, it doesn’t look
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Vulto Creamery, Walton, NY, has expanded its recall to include all lots of four additional cheeses, in relation to an ongoing Listeria outbreak that has killed two people.
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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.
It’s been more than five months since the first outbreak victim became sick on Sept.
Continue Reading 2 dead in multi-state Listeria outbreak traced to Vulto cheese
