Serious Listeria Outbreak in Prepackaged Candied Apples Leads to 5 Deaths A serious listeria outbreak has led to the deaths of 5 people and hospitalizations in 21 others, and has been linked back to prepackaged candied apples. The Centers for Disease Control reports that, between October and November this year, 28 people in 10 states in the US have been infected with listeria because of the candied apples, and developed listeriosis, which is a life-threatening illness. The listeria outbreak is so dangerous that the CDC urges consumers to not … [Read more...]
Multistate e. Coli Outbreak Linked to Food Recall
May 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Ground Beef Under Food Recall Linked to Multistate e. Coli Outbreak On Monday, May 19th, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that they would work with other US public health officials across many states, as well as the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), to investigate a multistate outbreak of e. Coli, which has been traced back to a food recall for ground beef. The likely source of e. Coli, according to the CDC, is about 1.8 million pounds of ground beef under food recall from the … [Read more...]
