Multiple Listeria Outbreaks and Recalls: Cheese, Pork and Deli Foods
Key Questions
What listeria outbreaks are currently active?
Active outbreaks include Clover Hill/La Ceiba soft cheese (12 illnesses, 1 death), enoki mushrooms, Raaw dog food, and a Tampa restaurant outbreak with 5 cases. FDA also found Listeria at a ready-to-eat deli meat facility.
Which products have been recalled due to listeria concerns?
Reser's pasta salad sold at Sprouts was recalled for possible Listeria contamination. USDA has also issued warnings about chicken Caesar wraps.
Are there any deaths associated with these listeria outbreaks?
One death has been reported in the Clover Hill/La Ceiba soft cheese outbreak. Environmental matches have been found in some restaurant and facility investigations.
Active investigations and recalls involve Clover Hill/La Ceiba cheese, bacon, Mary's Harvest chicken salad, City Foods deli meats, Walmart Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup, headcheese, and ready-to-eat pork jowls. The pork-jowl recall is a Class I FSIS action for confirmed contamination; the cheese outbreak includes one death and eight hospitalizations.