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
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
The FDA is conducting a root-cause investigation and environmental assessment at Jensen Farms. This includes the on-site expertise of FDA and state of Colorado microbiologists, environmental health specialists, veterinarians and investigative officers working directly with Jensen Farms to find how the recalled cantaloupes became contaminated with Listeria.
The experts are assessing the fields, the growing
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has confirmed one of two people suffering from listeria has died. Health department officials say they are in the process of investigating both cases, but cannot confirm if either are linked to the cantaloupe recall out of Colorado. KSPR News has learned that the person who died did report eating
The Montana Department of the Public Health and Human Services officials have identified two cases of listeriosis in Montana residents who reside in two different Montana counties, Gallatin and Yellowstone.
Local and state health officials in Montana are investigating both cases for connections to a cluster of listeriosis cases in seven other states that are
Fine Mexican Food Products, Inc. (FMP), located in the City of Ontario in California, is recalling 1,423 Cases of 12/2 lb. Frozen Avocado Pulp and 1,820 Cases IQF 8/3 lb. IQF Avocado Halves as distributed since June/2010 because of the possibility to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes
Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that 8,088 individual retail packages of 4 oz. Vita Classic Premium Sliced Smoked Atlantic Nova Salmon are being voluntarily recalled due to the potential for contamination with
Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or