Listeria Outbreak From Bacterial Infection Leaves 5 Hospitalized and 3 Dead in Washington State

Medicine & Technology Jul 24, 2023

Three people died and two others got hospitalized following a listeria outbreak in Washington state. Learn more about it in this article.

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Cheese; Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Its Risk, Incubation, Treatment, Prevention

Oct 02, 2022

With the recent listeria outbreak linked to cheese, it's worth asking how much you really know about this bacteria. Get to know more about it by reading this post.

Listeriosis: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recorded Florida with the Highest Listeria Outbreak

Jul 01, 2022

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that Florida has the highest listeria outbreak along with other nine states. Continue reading to know how many people get listeriosis and if there were fatalities.

Listeria Outbreak Sickens Three People in Delaware, One Dead in Texas; CDC Links It to Pre-Cooked Chicken

Jul 04, 2021

Public health officials are now investigating what precooked chicken product may have caused the Listeria outbreak in Delaware and Texas that sickened three people and killed one.

New Listeria Species Could Help Improve Food Safety

May 19, 2021

A team of food scientists from the Cornell University adds five new listeria species to the list while studying the prevalence of these bacteria in American agricultural soils.

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Hispanic-Style Soft Cheese Sends at Least 7 to the Hospital

Feb 13, 2021

CDC and other health agencies are urging people at high risk for Listeria illness to avoid eating any Hispanic-style fresh and soft cheeses.

Everything You Need to Know About Listeria

Sep 11, 2019

Listeria is creating buzz again after produce like zucchini, cauliflower and butternut squash from Trader Joe's and Green Giants were recalled

People Refuse to Chill Over Ice Cream Recalls

Apr 24, 2015

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

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

Mar 14, 2015

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.

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

Dec 26, 2014

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.

After CDC Warning, Safeway Pulls Caramel Apples From Shelves

Dec 25, 2014

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.

Sweets May Swell Your Brain—Caramel Apples & Listeria

Dec 21, 2014

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 Not Be So Sweet—Listeria Outbreak Across US

Dec 19, 2014

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.