The deadly Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak is over, with at least 61 people sickened in 19 states and 10 deaths, according to the CDC. That’s an increase of two more patients since the last update was issued on September 25, 2024. The two new patients live in New York. The final case count by state … Read more
The USDA investigating Boar’s Head Listeria Monocytogenes outbreak, according to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). That deadly outbreak is linked to that company’s deli meats. That outbreak has sickened at least 59 people in 19 states and 10 people have died. The case count by state is: Arizona (1), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (1), … Read more
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are calling for a Boar’s Head Listeria investigation in the wake of a deadly outbreak that has killed 10 people and sickened 59. The outbreak is linked to liverwurst deli meat produced by that company at their Jarratt, Virginia plant. The case count by state currently … Read more
There are now nine deaths in Boar’s Head deli meat Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new death is from New York. Yesterday the CDC said there were eight deaths. And CBS News is reporting that, after a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request, they received inspection … Read more
There are now eight deaths in Boar’s Head deli meat Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, according to the CDC, with at least 57 people sick in 18 states. That’s an increase of five more deaths, 14 more cases, and five more states added since the last update was issued on August 8, 2024. All 57 patients have … Read more
There are now three deaths in Boar’s Head Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an increase of one more since the last update. And nine more illnesses and 10 new hospitalizations have been reported. The case count by state is: Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Maryland (8), … Read more
The deadly Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak has sickened at least 34 people in 13 states and hospitalized 33, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There are two deaths associated with this outbreak; one in Illinois and one in New Jersey. And the recall for Boar’s Head deli meats has been expanded. … Read more
The deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak announced on July 19, 2024 by the CDC is associated with recalled Boar’s Head meats. Testing found Listeria monocytogenes in an unopened package of Boar’s Head liverwurst collected as part of the investigation. Testing is underway to see if it is the outbreak strain. The case count by state is: … Read more
FDA on end of Raw Farm raw Cheddar cheese E. coli outbreak states that at least 11 people in five states were sickened. Five people were hospitalized, and two people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. The case count by state is: California (4), Colorado (3), New Jersey (1), Texas (1), … Read more
FDA has issued a warning about certain mussels from Allen’s Fisheries in Benoit’s Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, that are associated with an outbreak in New Jersey. The pathogen or biotoxin that allegedly caused this outbreak has not been named, and the number of patients, their ages, illness onset dates, and whether or not anyone has been … Read more