Listeria Food Poisoning Outbreak Prevention Measures Updated by USDA
Numerous listeria food poisoning outbreaks in recent months have caused federal safety officials to reanalyze their inspection processes.
Numerous listeria food poisoning outbreaks in recent months have caused federal safety officials to reanalyze their inspection processes.
Listeria food poisoning may be caused by frozen waffles sold under at least 14 different major grocery store brands, posing severe risks for children, elderly and pregnant women.
However, it is still not likely all illnesses from the Boar’s Head listeria outbreak have been reported, due to the bacteria’s incubation period.
Complaint comes as Virginia facility at the center of Boar’s Head listeria outbreak has been closed indefinitely, due to multiple health code violations.
An 88-year-old man suffered fatal illness after consuming Boar’s Head deli meat contaminated with listeria bacteria at a Virginia manufacturing facility.
More than 57 hospitalizations and nine deaths have now been linked to listeriosis infections caused by recalled Boar’s Head deli meats, with personal injury and class action lawsuits being pursued in courts nationwide.
The deli meat recall was recently expanded to include an additional 7 million pounds of Boar's Head products that may be contaminated with listeria.
The recalled Planters peanuts were distributed by Publix in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, and Dollar Tree distribution centers in South Carolina and Georgia.
Testing has revealed that bagged spinach products sold in seven states may expose consumers to a risk of listeria food poisoning infections