Listeria

Nine deaths have been linked to listeria after Boar’s Head recalled a massive amount of its deli meat in July, according to U.S health authorities. 

A New York food company is recalling its spinach products due to possible listeria contamination that could sicken consumers.

Dole has announced a recall of multiple salad kits from their brand name and private labels because they were processed at the location of a listeria outbreak in California.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning for a rapidly spreading fungal infection called Candida auris that holds a 60 percent kill rate.

Costco is voluntarily recalling ham sold in Northern California and Western Nevada because of a possible listeria contamination.

Listeria detected in ice cream machines at a restaurant in Washington has been linked to three deaths, health officials announced Friday.

An ice cream company in Brooklyn, New York, is recalling some of its products because of potential listeria contamination.

Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 8.5 million pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken due to concerns over contamination, the company announced Saturday.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published on Monday a voluntary multi-state recall of produce by Grower’s Express after potentially deadly bacteria was discovered.

LONDON (AP) — The British government has ordered a review of hospital food after five patients died in a listeria outbreak linked to sandwiches and salads.

A California avocado distributor announced Saturday that it would voluntarily recall its California-grown avocados in six states over concerns the fruits had been affected by listeria contamination.

The discovery of a possible Listeria contamination has led to the recall of a portion of the Eggo Waffle product line made famous by a little boy and girl yelling “L’eggo my Eggo” at each other.

Although no listeria has been found in Blue Bell products, false impressions about the bacteria at Blue Bell has hurt the little creamery based in Brenham, Texas. Headlines have added to the damage done – “Listeria Found Again at Blue Bell

The Texas creamery headquartered in Brenham, Texas, has rebuked the media for false listeria reports misstating information that the company voluntarily publicized as a public information service.

Millions of Texans who have missed the “National Ice Cream of Texas” were standing in line at the store when it was returned to the freezer in the last couple of weeks. While Texas-based Blue Bell Ice Cream returns to grocery stores across their 27 state distribution area over the next few months, the Houston Chronicle’s Mark Collette has been finding out why they company shut down and recalled their entire product line this spring.

Blue Bell Ice Cream has received the green light from Alabama health officials to begin production and sales of what Blue Bell refers to as “the best ice cream in the country.” The Alabama Department of Public Health place “no restrictions” on the company for its plant located in Sylacauga, Alabama.

Citing the extended time required to revamp company production, Blue Bell Creameries announced it will lay off 1,450 workers and shutdown several distribution centers. The cutbacks amount to a 37 percent reduction in Blue Bell’s full-time and part-time labor force.

Company CEO Paul Kruse released a statement on Thursday saying that it would be “several months at a minimum” before Blue Bell is back in stores. Earlier, the company estimated it would be only a few weeks before their products returned.

Bluebell Creameries shut down its Broken Arrow operations after continuing problems relating to the listeria bacteria. The move from the 108-year-old Texas ice cream maker comes after products that are produced in the Oklahoma facility tested positive for the potentially deadly bacteria. The warning from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Friday night advised consumers against eating “Any Blue Bell Creameries product manufactured in the company’s Oklahoma facility.”

Five deaths have been reported out of 29 Listeria-related illnesses in the United States in a recent outbreak that has been linked to Happy Apple Brand Caramel Apples produced out of Orosi, California and Union, Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states, “Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness.”