Listeria found in Walmart, Trader Joes meals may be linked to deadly outbreak
Federal health authorities warn consumers not to eat certain heat and food pasta dishes sold in Walmart and Trader Joe, because deadly epidemic.
USA Ministry of Agriculture Updated A public health warning On Friday, the merchant Joe’s Cajun style was sold on plastic trays of Chicken breast Fettucine Fettucine. The products have the best dates between September 20 and September 27 and September 27, and can still be in the refrigerators of customers. The affected dishes have a P-45288 number in the USDA control mark.
On Thursday, the USDA was a warning for the markets with beef meatballs and Marinara sauce sold in the USDA, Walmart, 12 ounces of clear plastic trays. These products have the best dates between September 22 and October 1. The affected dishes include “Est. 50784” and “EST. 47718” in the examination sign on the USDA label. They were sent to Walmart stores around the country.
Additional products can be detected according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
No recall was made, but Freshrealm, a large food manufacturer that distributes the products, said Walmart to take the dishes from the store shelves this week. Walmart officials said that they stopped sales and removed the products from the stores.
The dishes can be contaminated with the same Listeria strain that causes an outbreak of Chicken Fettucin Alfredo, which is sold in Walmart and Krroger stores. Four people died and at least 20 people got sick In the epidemic updated by federal health authorities on Friday evening. The epidemic led to a great remember this summer.
Company officials, Freshrealm’ın Linguine used for meatball dinner, said the tests that identified Listeria, he said. The company said it matches the chicken Fettucin Alfredo with Listeria, defined in Alfredo.
The company said in a statement that “Listeria’s source is probably a component provided by a third party,” he said.
Pasta came from Nate’s beautiful foods of California, Roseville. The company did not answer the questions immediately.
Listeria infections can cause serious illnesses, especially in elderly adults, with weak immune systems and pregnant ones or newborns. Symptoms include fever, muscle pain, headache, hard neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
CDC, approximately 1,600 people from Listeria infections each year get sick and die about 260. In December, Federal officials said they renewed protocols to prevent Listeria infections after several high profile epidemic. Pig’s head crazy meats This caused 10 deaths and more than 60 diseases last year.
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