CDC, FDA and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria infections linked to supplement shakes. Many people in this outbreak lived in long-term care facilities or were hospitalized before becoming sick.
On February 22, 2025, Lyons Magnus LLC recalled frozen supplement shakes that were distributed to food service operators
A new Listeria outbreak appears to be brewing.
The CDC is now tracking Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli outbreaks.
Interesting that FSIS was part of the shake Listeria outbreak investigation.
Listeria is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that is ubiquitous and can grow under either anaerobic (without oxygen) or aerobic (with oxygen) conditions.
A. The Prevalence of Listeria in Food and the Environment
Listeriosis is one of the most important bacterial infections worldwide that arises mainly from the consumption of contaminated food.[1] The disease is
And, there is a new one brewing that has not yet been identified.
As of February 21, 2025, 38 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 21 states. The 21 States with Cases are: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New
As of February 21, 2025, 38 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 21 states. The 21 States with Cases are: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
Sick people’s samples
Over the last 30 plus years, I have seen som heartbreaking foodborne illness cases, but this one should make everyone to do everything to prevent Listeria outbreaks.
The Washington Department of Health (DOH), the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, and Thurston County Public Health and Social Services investigated an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in July and August 2023. Six cases of listeriosis were reported by August 9, 2023. This cluster was given the outbreak code 2306WAGX6-1.
Cases ranged from 43 to 79 years (median 63.5). Sixty
The CDC is MIA in Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks
“Two multi-state foodborne illnesses outbreaks have been reported by the FDA since the beginning of the year,” William “Bill” Marler, owner of Marler Clark, Inc., PS, The Food Safety Law Firm. “However, contrary to how outbreaks have been publicly announced and posted on line for decades, the
I cannot think of a worse places to serve Listeria-tainted food.
Case Count: 38 Sick – 37 Hospitalized – 11 Deaths
Illness Range: 2018 to the present.
States with Cases: Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.
Boar’s Head Brand® is reinforcing its unwavering commitment to food safety with a company-wide initiative: “Boar’s Head Food Safety Promise Day.” Today, operations at all Boar’s Head facilities will pause for employees to come together to focus on the new and enhanced food safety and sanitation controls and processes that have been implemented across
