listeria News

Long Road From Farm to Fork Worsens Food Outbreaks

Outbreaks of listeria and other serious illnesses linked to tainted food are becoming more common, partly because much of what we eat takes a long and winding road from farm to fork. A cantaloupe grown on a Colorado field may …

Listeria Outbreaks in Produce are Rare, Deadly

An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that has killed as many as four people is a mystery to disease specialists who are used to seeing the pathogen in deli meats and soft cheeses. About 800 cases of listeria are found …

Colorado Farm Says Listeria Found in Cantaloupe

A Colorado farm is voluntarily recalling its cantaloupes after one of its melons tested positive for Listeria. According to KMGH-TV, Jensen Farms says one of its Rocky Ford cantaloupes sampled from a store tested positive. Four people have died and …

3 Die from Listeria Infections in New Mexico

Three people in New Mexico have died and six others are ill with Listeria infections that preliminary testing has linked to contaminated cantaloupe, state health officials said Monday. Colorado has also had a significant increase in Listeria cases, including at …

Listeria Scare Causes Canadian Bacon Recall

A Canadian company is recalling about 380,000 pounds of Canadian bacon that may be contaminated with listeria. No illnesses have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies listeriosis as a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, …

Four Serious Illnesses in Alaska Tied to Raw Milk

A serious illness that sickened four people was caused by drinking raw, unpasteurized milk from a south central Alaska dairy farm, according to state health officials. The four, including a young child, developed a gastrointestinal sickness after drinking raw milk …

California Company Recalls 16,000 Pounds of Deli Meat

A California company is recalling 16,000 pounds of ready-to-eat deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall Friday. Vernon-based Rose & Shore Meat Co. says it …

Listeria Recall for Chives from Upstate New York Company

Federal food safety authorities say chives distributed in nine states by an upstate New York company are being recalled because of possible listeria contamination. The Food and Drug Administration says the chives from Goodness Gardens Inc. of New Hampton were …