With Listeria outbreaks being reported across the United States linked to Deli Meat , Cheeses and Mushrooms, it is a good idea to remember how deadly this pathogen is.
Listeria is a bacterium that causes a serious infection called listeriosis. Around 300 deaths in the United States are caused by Listeria infection each year, according
One mystery Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak has sickened 254.
And, FDA (and state health departments and the CDC), I still am not sure why you closed the investigation with nearly 400 sick (100 hospitalized) into the Investigation of “Adverse Event Reports: French Lentil & Leek Crumbles (June 2022)” linked to Daily Harvest other than to say
Mary Kay Billman
Mrs. Billman ate ice cream at the 3350 Bahia Vista in Sarasota, Florida location on January 2022, and died of a Listeria infection on January 29, 2022. She left a husband, children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Billman fell ill on or around January 27, 2022, with symptoms consistent with Listeria. Mrs. Billman was
Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce. Under section 402(a)(4) of the Act, a food product is
From a FDACS press statement:
While the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) is still awaiting results from product sampling (which we hope to have in the coming days), we do have results from our environmental sampling at the Big Olaf processing facility. Of the 100 environmental samples collected, nine have come back
Listeria monocytogenes is a deadly bacteria that hospitalizes over 95% of those with confirmed cultures and kills at least 25%. The most vulnerable are women who are pregnant, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. The incubation period (between ingestion and symptom onset) is 3 to 70 days.
Why a company that knows it
As of June 29, 2022, a total of 23 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 10 states. Of the 22 people with information, 20 sick people reported living in or traveling to Florida in the month before they got sick, although the significance of this is still under
The good thing about both practicing food law for a long time and having a foodborne epidemiologist on staff is that we have the history of these outbreaks at our fingertips.
| Year | State/Multistate | Agent | Ill | Hospitalized | Died | Brand |
| 2021-2022 | Multistate | Listeria monocytogenes | 23 | 22 | 1 | Big Olaf Creamery |
| 2014 | Washington | Listeria monocytogenes | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Key Facts:
States impacted: Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey
23 sick
22 hospitalized
1 death and 1 fetal loss
The Florida Department of Health, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several other states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collecting different types of data
This is a crime.
We are now beyond four years from the date that the NICD announced the association between Tiger Brands’ polony products and the outbreak, and the work done by all parties has only generated more evidence that the NICD’s and Tiger Brands’ conclusions are accurate. There is no evidence to the contrary.
