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Deadly Listeria Cheese Outbreak began in 2014

Bill Marler

Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 15, 2014, to December 10, 2023. Of 26 people with information available, 23 have been hospitalized. Among people who remembered specific brands, three people who got sick between 2014 and 2022 reported Don Francisco brand queso fresco or cotija.

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CDC uncovers two Listeria Lettuce Outbreaks that have sickened at least 26, killing 3, since 2014

Bill Marler

Using Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS), product testing and clinical (human) sampling, health authorities have both determined that the source of the infection is Fresh Express and Dole and that the outbreaks are linked to illness that have been occurring since 2014. All 10 people have been hospitalized.

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Jif Salmonella peanut butter outbreak hits Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Texas and Washington

Bill Marler

Total Illnesses: 14, Hospitalizations: 2, Last Illness Onset: May 1, 2022. 715 people were sickened with 129 hospitalized. A total of 714 were sickened, with 171 hospitalized and at least nine deaths. Among 36 persons with available information, 10(28%) patients had been hospitalized.

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A Present and Past look at Pathogens and Ice Cream

Bill Marler

Year State/Multistate Agent Ill Hospitalized Died Brand 2021-2022 Multistate Listeria monocytogenes 23 22 1 Big Olaf Creamery 2014 Washington Listeria monocytogenes 2 2 0 Snoqualmie Ice Cream 2010-2015 Multistate Listeria monocytogenes 10 10 3 Blue Bell 2008 Vermont E. coli O145 and E.

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Deadly outbreak of Listeria infections linked to cheese began in 2014; new patients identified

Food Safety News

The outbreak began in 2014 with the most recent patient having become sick in December 2023. 6, there have been 26 people confirmed as outbreak patients, with 23 having been hospitalized. Among people who remembered specific brands, three people who got sick between 2014 and 2022 reported Don Francisco brand queso fresco or cotija.

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream – without Pathogens

Bill Marler

Year State Agent Ill Hospitalized Died Brand 2023 Washington Listeria 6 6 3 Frugals 2023 NY and PA Listeria 2 2 0 Real Kosher 2021-2022 Multistate Listeria 23 22 1 Big Olaf Creamery 2014 Washington Listeria 2 2 0 Snoqualmie Ice Cream 2010-2015 Multistate Listeria 10 10 3 Blue Bell 2008 Vermont E.

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Vulto pleads Guilty to selling Listeria-tainted Raw Milk Cheese

Bill Marler

In pleading guilty, Vulto and Vulto Creamery admitted that between December 2014 and March 2017, they caused the shipment in interstate commerce of adulterated cheese. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the listeriosis outbreak resulted in eight hospitalizations and two deaths. “It

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