mobanmarketA listeria outbreak linked to sliced meats and cheeses has left one person dead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
According to the CDC, eight people have been infected in four states; Michigan, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The CDC said all eight people have been hospitalized and one death was reported in Michigan.
The USDA and the FDA are monitoring the outbreak. According to the CDC, the outbreak strain of listeria was identified in samples from meat sliced at a deli and from deli counters in multiple retail locations.
While the CDC said the evidence it has collected suggests meat and cheeses sliced at deli counters may be contaminated with listeria, a single common supplier of deli products has not been identified.
Ill people reported eating different types and brands of products in many different retail locations, the CDC said. The listeria specimens from ill people were collected between Nov.13, 2016-March 4, 2019.
As of now, the agency is not advising consumers to avoid eating products prepared at delis or that retailers stop selling these products.
According to the CDC, the symptoms of listeria are:
Read more about the outbreak via the CDC here.
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