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Listeriosis

What is Listeria Infection and Its Symptoms

May 16, 2017

Green Chile Recalls Burritos After Listeria Scare, Affected Products Rundown

The Department of Food Safety and Inspection Service and FDA found the Green Chile burritos positive of listeria contamination, prompting the company to recall their products.
A person dines on a dish of natto; a traditional Japanese dish made from steamed and fermented soybeans, served with white rice on January 16, 2007 in Mito, Japan.

May 16, 2017

‘Edamame’ Listeria Fears Results To Nationwide Recall

Publix’s edamame was recalled after series of internal testing. What could be the reason behind this?Edamame
America Faces Surplus Of Cheese With Record Dairy Production

May 16, 2017

Cheese Recalled Following Listeriosis Outbreak: 2 Fatalities From Connecticut & Vermont

Listeriosis infection results to 6 cases of hospitalizations, with 2 confirmed fatalities, prompts the Food and Drug Administration to investigate its connection with soft raw milk cheese manufactured by Vulto Creamery.

May 16, 2017

People Refuse to Chill Over Ice Cream Recalls

People are in an uproar due to fears of listeria in the wake of two major ice cream recalls that have shaken the industry.

May 16, 2017

Listeriosis Outbreak Now Poses Threat to Ice Cream—Blue Bell Creameries Recalls Products

It’s in the popcorn, in the caramel apples, and now it’s in the ice cream. It appears that Listeria monocytogenes has some pretty great tastes, seeing as how it has infected all of our favorite treats. And now, in what happens to be the company’s first recall in a successful 108-year history, a new outbreak of Listeriosis has caused Blue Bell Creameries to take its ice cream off of the shelves.
Ice Cream

May 16, 2017

First Caramel Apples, Now the Ice Cream May be Infected—Listeria Epidemic

First it’s the caramel apples, now it’s contaminated ice cream. Where will the CDC draw the line? In a recent international outbreak of bacterial infection Listeria, health officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have investigated recent deaths and sourced the outbreak back to potentially bad batches of pre-made caramel apples sold in retail stores such as Safeway over the past few months. But now, as the holiday season is in full bloom and more cases are popping up day after day, CDC officials are finding other sources, as well, and are now putting a warning on ice cream potentially infected in some areas of the nation.
caramel apples

May 16, 2017

After CDC Warning, Safeway Pulls Caramel Apples From Shelves

U.S. consumers are being advised to avoid eating caramel apples that have been commercially produced. This recommendation follows an outbreak of listeriosis in several states across the U.S. that has been linked to commercial caramel apples. Now, Safeway has withdrawn from its shelves caramel apples in response to the latest warning issued by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), along with a few threats of lawsuits looming around the corner.
Caramel Apples

May 16, 2017

Sweets May Swell Your Brain—Caramel Apples & Listeria

Want to give something sweet this Christmas as an added treat? Well, you may want to reconsider. While cookies and cakes may be safe, one Autumn treat may carry along with it a bad tiding, and a serious infection as well. Though caramel apples are often an Autumn/Winter treat, health officials with the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that they may be the link between a multi-state Listeria outbreak that has to date led to more than four deaths, and dozens of hospitalizations. Spanning the states of Texas, Arizona and Minnesota, the CDC confirms that the bacterial infections came after ingestion of pre-packaged caramel apples, and now the patients are facing life-threatening complications.
Caramel Apples

May 16, 2017

Caramel Apples May Not Be So Sweet—Listeria Outbreak Across US

This holiday season you may want to steer clear of the sweets—or at least caramel apples. Though the caramel sweets are often an Autumn/Winter treat, health officials with the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are saying that they may be the link between a multi-state Listeria outbreak that has to date led to more than four deaths, and dozens of hospitalizations. Reporting this morning, Dec. 19, on the condition of the outbreak, the CDC says that at least 28 individuals spanning the states of Arizona, Texas and Minnesota have been infected and are facing the life-threatening illness.

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