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January 1, Deli Meat and Cheese Linked to Deadly Listeria Outbreak in 6 States
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Federal health officials say that some people should not eat any meats or cheeses from deli counters amid an ongoing listeria outbreak in the U.S. that has already killed one person, sickened more than a dozen others, and caused a pregnant woman to lose her child.
“You are at higher risk for severe listeria illness if you are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system due to to certain medical conditions or treatments,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an alert posted on the agency’s website.
“If you are in any of these groups, do not eat meat or cheese from any deli counter, unless it is reheated to an internal temperature of 165°F or until steaming hot.”
The CDC said that people who do not fall into the high-risk groups are unlikely to get severely sick from the pathogen — but they can still experience food poisoning symptoms, such as diarrhea and fever.
Most people recover without seeking medical treatment, but the agency cautioned that listeria can cause potentially-fatal illness in newborns, and put pregnant people at risk of miscarriage or premature birth.
So far, 16 people have gotten sick, including one who died, across six states: seven in New York; three in Maryland; two in Illinois; two in Massachusetts; one in California; and one in New Jersey.
“Deli meat and cheese purchased at deli counters in multiple states are the likely sources of this outbreak,” the CDC said.
Research from the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota shows that 90% of the annual listeria cases in the U.S. come from deli meat. The remaining 10% comes from deli cheeses, ready-to-eat salads, and frozen vegetables.
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Willie Brown
November 11, 2022 at 6:16 am
Don’t never eat nuffin’ from dell’s
Robert Cameron
November 11, 2022 at 8:43 am
Be nice to have them say what stores and the brands to ovoid.
Penelope
November 11, 2022 at 8:45 am
Which deli meat and which cheese? There are a myriad of companies supplying provisions to any deli counter store in those states or any other state. This article is woefully useless as it stands. We need more information.
VON
November 11, 2022 at 11:16 am
AFTER WORKING AT A GROCERY STORE DELI, HAVE REALIZED THAT THE MANAGER JUST TELLS YOU TO SKIM OFF THE TOP OF THE DELI MEAT, AND SELL THE REST……THEN THEY TELL YOU TO STOP CLEANING THE MACHINE SO MUCH…….IF THEY WANT SLICED CHEESE, CUT IT AFTER THE DELI MEAN HAS BEEN SLICED………I QUIT……BUT TOLD MANY SHOPPERS OF THEIR UNCOUTH WAY OF MAKING PEOPLE SICK……..
Hunter Hiden
November 13, 2022 at 9:37 am
Don’t eat uncured deli meat. They dirtied the word cured which uses nitrates and now you have a health crisis. Thanks fools.