Officials say a second Texas resident who became ill from listeria linked to cantaloupes from a Colorado farm has died.
Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Carrie Williams said Tuesday the two deaths are among 14 cases of listeria illnesses in Texas linked to the outbreak.
Both deaths were in a state health region
Florida officials are saying that a 70-year-old woman got ill after eating cantaloupes linked to an outbreak of listeria.
The Florida Department of Health said on Monday the woman moved to the state just two weeks ago. The initial investigation shows she ate the cantaloupes while living in Alabama during her incubation period as well
Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for spinach dip because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The problem was discovered as a result of routine microbial testing conducted by Publix. The 16-ounce containers of prepackaged spinach dip were sold at Publix retail deli departments with a UPC of 41415-00062 and use by
Kansas authorities reported two deaths among the eight known cases of listeriosis in the state so far. Five of those eight have been confirmed as linked to the national outbreak.
“We are waiting on the medical examiner to say the cause of death,” said Barbara Hersh, public information officer for the Kansas State Department of
Wyoming state health officials are investigating whether the death last week of a Sheridan County woman is related to contaminated cantaloupes from Colorado.
Wyoming Department of Health spokeswoman Kim Deti says Monday the woman died from exposure to listeria, a type of bacteria. Deti declined to say where the person lived in the county or
The Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services received notification Monday that a fourth case of listeria is linked to the national investigation of illness caused by contaminated cantaloupes sold by Jensen Farms.
An 89-year-old Dallas County resident was hospitalized with listeriosis and has since died. For medical confidentiality reasons, the resident’s name will
The CDC as of September 21 listed eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms and Frontera Listeria-tainted Cantaloupe from 14 states: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma.
According to the FDA, cantaloupes were shipped to at least 25 states: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
The CDC as of September 21 listed eight deaths linked to Jensen Farms and Frontera Listeria-tainted Cantaloupe from 14 states: 2 in Colorado, 1 in Maryland, 4 in New Mexico, and 1 in Oklahoma. A review of state health department sites and media reports yield a much higher number:
California:- 1 confirmed outbreak case.
Colorado:- 15
Carol’s Cuts said Friday that it is recalling 594 pounds of the fresh cut melon, which was packaged in 5-pound trays as chunks and as an ingredient in 8-ounce mixed fruit medley.
Carol’s Cuts Fruit Medley was packaged in 8-ounce individual serving clamshell containers (6 packages per case) and 5-pound bulk trays of cantaloupe chunks
Herb and Elaine Stevens didn’t expect to spend their 60th wedding anniversary Sept. 8 in a hospital room, but the Colorado couple had no choice after a meal of contaminated cantaloupe left him seriously ill with a listeria infection linked to a deadly outbreak of food poisoning.
The 84-year old Littleton man has shuttled between