Given the recent SanGar chopped celery listeria outbreak in Texas, in which at least 4 people have died, today’s report on new listeria research from a Purdue University study could not be more timely.
The study sheds light on how even low doses of listeria, once ingested by humans, can enter into a
Yesterday, a company called Del Bueno, of Grandview, Washington, recalled queso fresco cheese products due to potential listeria contamination. The recall was initiated after routine samping by the Washington State Department of Agriculture detected the presence of listeria monocytogenes in the cheese products, but the Dept. of Ag. also stated today that an illness has
Another recall today (actually, the queso fresco recall was announced yesterday, but expanded upon today by the FDA). This one concerns cheese (queso fresco soft mexican cheese) due to potential contamination by listeria monocytogenes. The FDA’s cheese recall announcement states as follows:
Del Bueno of Grandview, WA is recalling all size packages of Queso
The FDA announced yesterday a recall by Queseria Bendita of certain cheese products due to fears that the products are contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. The potentially lethal bacteria has been found at the Queseria Bendita facility and in samples of unopened, recalled product.
Queseria Bendita is a small cheesemaking operation in Yakima, WA. They’ve
The outbreak investigation into the Listeria outbreak traced to the consumption of Whittier Farms milk products revealed contamination in several areas of the milk plant, according to reports from the Boston Herald and the Metro West Daily News.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced today:
More than 100 environmental and milk samples were
The Boston Globe reported today on the death of an 87-year-old man who passed away after suffering a Listeria infection he contracted from drinking milk supplied by the Whittier Farms Dairy. Stephen Smith, the story’s author, wrote about this most recent death and about the illness of a pregnant woman and her baby:
The 87-year-old
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Public health officials in Massachusetts have confirmed that a listeriosis outbreak was caused by the consumption of milk purchased from Whittier Farms. They used Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) to obtain the "genetic fingerprint" of the strain of Listeria that was isolated from case-patients and milk provided by the dairy for testing.
PFGE is a
The three Central New York women who were hospitalized with listeriosis in the previous two weeks didn’t get it from eating recalled tuna.
Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Cynthia Morrow said the investigation into what contaminated food product is to blame for the listeria outbreak has thus far been a dead end. Morrow said she
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The 87-year-old