An outbreak of listeria linked to recalled baggage of backyard salad has killed two folks and sickened 17 others in 13 states, in response to federal well being officers.
The outbreak is tied to packaged salads produced by Dole and bought beneath 11 manufacturers, together with Dole, Kroger and Nature's Promise, the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention mentioned Tuesday in an replace of its investigation.
Dole Recent Greens on the finish of October recalled salad merchandise bought in 10 states after a pattern examined constructive for listeria monocytogenes, an organism that may trigger severe and probably lethal infections. The corporate has since recalled further merchandise containing iceberg lettuce produced by contaminated tools.
Recalled salad merchandise from a Dole plant in Springfield, Ohio, was distributed in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. All contained a best-if-used-by date between December 22, 2021, and January 9, 2022, in response to a January discover posted by the Meals and Drug Administration.
Recalled salad merchandise from one other facility in Soledad, California, had been bought in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. All contained a best-if-used-by date between December 23, 2021, and January 8, 2022.
In late December, the corporate additionally recalled packaged salads processed at services in Bessemer Metropolis, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona, because of listeria issues.
The CDC can also be investigating one other listeria outbreak linked to recalled packaged salads produced by Recent Categorical. The company experiences 10 hospitalizations and one demise in that separate outbreak.
Listeriosis is a severe an infection normally attributable to consuming contaminated meals, afflicting an estimated 1,600 folks within the U.S. every year and killing about 260 folks, in response to the CDC.