Salmonella risk spurs breading/batter mix recall in Canada

Shore Lunch brand fish breading and batter mix is under nationwide recall in Canada because of possible Salmonella contamination.

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A recall in another country spurred the action in Canada, but the other country was not named by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). As of 11 p.m. EDT Saturday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not have any recent Salmonella-related recalls involving breading or batter products posted on its website.

No illnesses in Canada had been reported in relation to the mixes as of the posting of the recall notice on Friday.

“Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased,” the CFIA said in the notice.

“Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.”

Two flavors of Shore Lunch brand breading and batter mix are included in he recall. Consumers and retailers should look for the following label information to determine if they have recalled product in their possession:

• Shore Lunch “Fish Breading/Batter Mix – Cajun Style” in 255 gram packages with a product code of 1064828, a date code of 1/18/2018 and a UPC number of 0 24739 19363 5; and
• Shore Lunch “Fish Breading/Batter Mix – Original Recipe” in 255 gram packages with a product code of 1064839, a date code of 1/17/2018 and a UPC number of 0 24739 19362 8.

Anyone who has eaten or handled any of the recalled mixes recently and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure to the pathogen.

Symptoms can include fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea, according to the CFIA. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections.

“The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings,” according to the recall notice.

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Papaya Salmonella cases top 200; more farms implicated

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The victim count in ongoing Salmonella outbreaks traced to papayas from Mexico has topped 200, with U.S. officials not only reporting they linked two more farms to sick people, but that they expect to identify even more farms and victims.

Infections from three additional serotypes of Salmonella bacteria have been confirmed in outbreak victims, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those same serotypes have also been confirmed in papayas tested by the Food and Drug Administration. The two agencies posted updates Friday on their outbreak investigations, with little good news to report.

As of Thursday, there were 210 confirmed victims in the U.S. They are infected with seven different serotypes of Salmonella. The victims are spread across 23 states, with one death reported in New York, according to the CDC.

“Because three separate outbreaks linked to papayas from different farms have been identified, CDC is concerned that papayas from several other farms in Mexico might be contaminated with Salmonella and have made people sick,” the CDC reported Friday. “FDA continues testing papayas from Mexico to see if other papayas from other farms are contaminated with Salmonella.”

One bit of positive news in the FDA’s outbreak update on Friday was that papayas from the two additional Mexican farms were not distributed in the United States. They were tested and destroyed as part of FDA’s outbreak investigation and response.

However, the two farms sent papayas to the U.S. earlier this year, causing concern among CDC and state public health officials who say it’s likely that U.S. consumers contracted Salmonella infections.

“To the FDA’s knowledge, there are no papayas from these farms currently on the market, but the agency is continuing traceback and trace forward activities to see if other importers may have sourced papayas from them,” the agency reported Friday.

Food safety measures at the Carica de Campeche farm in Mexico are illustrated on the grower’s Facebook page with this and several other photos.

The three farms in Mexico that FDA has confirmed as having Salmonella-contaminated papayas are:

• Carica de Campeche in Tenabo, in the state of Campeche;
• Caraveo Produce in Tecomán, in the state of Colima; and
• El Zapotanito in La Huerta, in the state of Jalisco.

Three brands of maradol papayas — all sourced from the Carica de Campeche farm, which was the first one linked to the current outbreaks — have been recalled in the United States. They are:

• Caribeña brand, distributed by Grande Produce;
• Cavi brand papayas distributed by Agroson’s; and
• Valery brand papayas distributed by Freshtex Produce LLC.

If anyone has these papayas in their home, they should dispose of them immediately.

The FDA is working to ensure that there are no other brands of papayas on the market that may have originated from the Carica de Campeche, Caraveo Produce of Mexico, and El Zapotanito farms.

Outbreak victim demographics
In the main outbreak investigation, the CDC has confirmed 201 victims with infections from one of four Salmonella serotypes: Salmonella Kiambu, Salmonella Thompson, Salmonella Agona and Salmonella Gaminara.

Those victims range in age from less than 1 year old to 95 years old. Their illnesses have onset dates ranging from May 17 through Aug. 20. The CDC reports additional victims who became sick after Aug. 1 likely have not yet been added to the tally because of the lag time between when a person become sick and when their illness is lab confirmed and reported to CDC, which can take up to a month.

Complete information is not available to the CDC for all 201 victims, but of details that have been reported show a higher than normal percentage of victims requiring hospitalization.

Of 158 victims with hospitalization details available, 65, which is 41 percent, had symptoms so severe they had to be admitted.

Also, a disproportionate number of victims are Hispanic. Of the 153 people with ethnicity reported, 101, which is 66 percent, are Hispanic, according to the CDC. Consequently, the agency is urging people who have Spanish-speaking family and friends to share links to outbreak updates that are posted in Spanish.

Two new outbreaks identified
For purposes of the investigation, the CDC is referring to recently discovered matches between Salmonella bacteria from sick people and two additional farms in Mexico as two separate outbreaks, rather than including them in the outbreak traced to the Carica de Campeche farm.

Two people confirmed as having infections from Salmonella Newport and one with an infection from Salmonella Infantis all reported eating papayas during the week before they became ill, according to the CDC. The three people were from the states of Illinois, Massachusetts and Michigan.

The FDA isolated the same strains of Salmonella serotypes on fruit from the Caraveo Produce farm in Tecomán, Mexico, as CDC documented from the three victims.

Six other people, from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, were sickened by a single strain of Salmonella Urbana, which the CDC says suggests a common source.

The FDA isolated that strain of Salmonella Urbana on papaya from the El Zapotanio farm in La Huerta, Mexico.

Advice to consumers, restaurants and retailers
State and federal public health officials recommend applying the golden rule of food safety regarding papayas on hand in homes and businesses — when in doubt, throw it out.

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Additional recommendations from CDC include:

• If you have had whole, fresh papayas in your home or business, wash and sanitize countertops, cutting boards and utensils, as well as drawers or shelves in refrigerators where papayas were stored, with a solution of one tablespoon of chlorine bleach to one gallon of hot water; dry with a clean cloth or new paper towel.
• Wash your hands with running water and soap following the cleaning and sanitation process.

Anyone who has eaten fresh papaya recently and developed symptoms of Salmonella infection is urged to seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure so the proper diagnostic tests can be performed.

Salmonella bacteria can cause diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and fever.

Symptoms usually begin between 12 to 36 hours after exposure, but they may begin as early as 6 hours or as late as 72 hours after exposure.

Symptoms can be mild or severe and commonly last for two to seven days. Salmonella can infect anyone, but young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are the most likely to have severe infections.

Timeline provided by FDA
June 26 — the CDC notified the FDA about a Salmonella Kiambu cluster detected by PulseNet. All 47 cases have the same pattern by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) analysis was conducted on ten patient samples in the outbreak cluster and all were highly related. This indicates that the patients were likely sickened by the same type of food.

Maryland Department of Health (MDH) informed the FDA, CDC, and state partners that several ill people shopped at the same Baltimore retail location and purchased papayas. Records and samples of green and yellow papayas were collected.

July 17 — Maryland reported that three of ten samples had preliminarily tested positive for Salmonella. All positive samples were Caribeña brand yellow Maradol papayas from Mexico; none of the green papayas were positive. Further WGS testing linked one of the papaya samples to the Salmonella Kiambu outbreak and another to Salmonella Thompson. However, Maradol papayas are green before they ripen and turn yellow, so consumers should not eat Caribeña brand papayas regardless of the color.

July 19 — MDH issued an advisory warning consumers not to eat Caribeña brand yellow Maradol papayas. Further WGS testing linked one of the papaya samples to the Salmonella Kiambu outbreak and another to Salmonella Thompson.

July 26 — Grande Produce issued a press release to notify consumers that it had conducted a limited recall of Caribeña brand Maradol papayas distributed during the dates of July 10 to July 19, 2017.

July 27 — the FDA issued an outbreak posting advising consumers to avoid all Caribeña brand Maradol papayas, regardless of color or date of distribution.

Aug. 3 — following extensive traceback and testing, the FDA added papaya farm Carica de Campeche to Import Alert (IA) 99-35. Papayas from the Carica de Campeche farm tested positive for Salmonella Kiambu, Salmonella Thompson, Salmonella Agona, Salmonella Senftenberg, and Salmonella Gaminara.

Aug. 4 — Agroson’s LLC, issued a press release announcing the recall of certain Cavi brand Maradol papayas. Agroson’s states that the papayas were distributed on July 16-19, and available to consumers until July 31.

Aug. 4 — CDC announced it is adding Salmonella Thompson illness to this outbreak investigation because of epidemiological evidence. Also, FDA and Maryland state testing has indicated that both serotypes of Salmonella were present in a single fruit.

Aug. 7 — Freshtex Produce, LLC, issued a press release announcing the recall of Valery brand Maradol papayas that were distributed in the state of Illinois from July 10-13. These papayas may have been further distributed outside of Illinois.

Aug. 18 — CDC announced it is adding Salmonella Agona and Salmonella Gaminara illness to this outbreak investigation because of epidemiological evidence.

Sept. 1 — FDA and CDC announced increased case counts. In addition, FDA announced that papayas from two more farms in Mexico tested positive for Salmonella strains that matched illnesses not related to the previously identified outbreak. These additional farms were added to Import Alert (IA) 21-17 and the CDC added the two additional outbreaks to the ongoing investigation.

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Papaya pathogen problems persist

The CDC posted this photo with its outbreak notice, describing maradol papayas as large, oval fruits that weigh 3 or more pounds, with green skins that turn yellow when the fruit is ripe. The flesh inside the fruit is salmon-colored. Photo courtesy of CDC

Salmonella — the pathogen behind an ongoing foodborne illness outbreak that has sickened 173 people across 21 states, killing one — is a normal inhabitant of the intestinal tract of many birds, reptiles and mammals.

The possibility that an agricultural product such as papayas may be contaminated with Salmonella is impossible to eradicate; however, the risk of widespread contamination can be controlled through careful attention to current best sanitary practices in the cultivation, harvesting and packing of raw produce. Failure to do so can result in a vicious cycle of contamination in fields, packing houses and the distribution system.

Cultivation, harvesting and packing
The papaya is a fast-growing, tree-like herbaceous plant, which is at home in tropical and semi-tropical climates and is cultivated extensively across southeastern Mexico, according to a report issued by the University of Florida IFAS Extension Service. The most recent report from Mexico’s Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food) shows Mexico to be the fifth largest producer of papayas in the world.

Papaya trees are propagated from seeds. When seedlings are large enough, they are transplanted by hand into growing fields.

The papaya plant is propagated from seeds, with seedlings transplanted into fields when they are of sufficient size. The plant matures in six to nine months in warmer regions. Susceptible to a variety of plant diseases and pests, such as root rot, powdery mildew, papaya ringspot virus, fruit fly and white fly, papaya plants usually have an abbreviated commercial lifespan of two to three years, according to information from the University of Hawaii. It is not unusual for a papaya plant to only produce a single crop in its lifetime.

Once harvested and delivered to the packing house, each papaya is graded according to ripeness and size. Next, the fruit is sorted according to size a second time, as well as shape, and color. It is also examined for insect or mechanical damage.

The sorted fruit is generally washed in large vats of chlorinated tap water to remove dirt, debris and insect contamination. Depending upon the condition of the fruit and the expected final destination, it may be subjected to additional treatments, including a hot water bath or a fungicide dip. After air-drying, the fruit is packed for shipment.

2011 Salmonella Agona outbreak
In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration investigated a Salmonella Agona outbreak that was traced to contaminated papayas imported from Mexico. The papayas were grown and packed by Agromod SA de CV of Chiapas, Mexico, and distributed by Agromod Produce Inc. of McAllen, Texas.

Photo illustration

The Agromod papaya plantation had an interconnected drainage ditch system, according to information presented in 2013 during the annual educational conference of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).

The marsh-like environment of the drainage ditches was a haven for waterfowl, frogs and other wildlife, and provided perfect growth conditions for pathogenic bacteria. During heavy rain and flooding, the ditches overflowed into the soil surrounding the trees, impregnating the soil with pathogens from the water.

During an on-site inspection of Agromod’s plantation and packing house, investigators from FDA recovered a full two dozen different types of Salmonella, including the Salmonella Agona outbreak strain. Salmonella-positive samples were drawn from fields where the papaya grew and from packing-house drains.

The crops at Agromod were harvested by two-person teams. One person worked at tree level, picking fruit and handing or tossing it to the other person below. The second person laid each papaya onto a piece of poly foam on the unprotected soil. The foam was wrapped around the fruit, which was loaded into foam-lined bins for transport to the packing house.

Photo illustration

It was common practice at Agromod for the sheets of poly foam to be reused for up to 15 days before being discarded, helping to spread contamination from the fields to the fruit, packing house and back again.

Once in the packing house, the fruit was washed in large vats of water. The level of chlorine in the wash water was not properly monitored or controlled, allowing Salmonella to spread throughout an entire batch of papayas.

The wash water was discharged into the drainage ditch system, returning Salmonella to the fields in a vicious cycle of contamination.

Import Alert
In response to the extent of Salmonella contamination brought to light during the investigation of the 2011 outbreak, FDA instituted Import Alert #21-17, “Countrywide Detention Without Physical Examination Of Papaya From Mexico.” Firms that provided documentation of five consecutive Salmonella-negative commercial shipments qualified for an exemption from the automatic detention at the U.S. border.

Concurrent with FDA’s initiation of the Import Alert, Mexico’s Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (National Service for Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality) (SENASICA ) unveiled a plan to assist that country’s papaya growers, packers and shippers in addressing the issues of safe growing and handling of the fruit.

History repeats
Notwithstanding the efforts of multiple agencies in both countries, the United States is once again in the throes of an outbreak of Salmonella that is associated with consumption of fresh, whole papayas imported from Mexico.

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As of Aug. 18 when the CDC posted it’s most recent outbreak update, 173 people had been confirmed sick across 21 states, with 58 hospitalizations, and one death on New York City. The CDC warns that the number of confirmed illnesses is likely to increase.

Thus far FDA has identified one farm in connection with the contaminated papaya. That farm, Carica de Campeche, has been supplying papayas to the U.S. market under an Import Alert exemption since 2015.

According to a spokesperson from FDA, at present there are no specific ongoing testing or inspection requirements that a producer must meet in order to maintain an exemption from automatic detention, although a firm is expected to “… continue to provide the commodity in a wholesome manner and follow all the regulatory requirements of FDA.”

The FDA revoked the exemption granted to Carica de Campeche under Import Alert 21-17 was revoked on Aug. 7.

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Bacteria, undeclared milk top causes for recalls during 2Q

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After three consecutive quarters with 200 or more food recalls under the Food and Drug Administration’s jurisdiction, the second quarter of 2017 broke the trend.

From May through June this year the there were 178 food recalls of FDA-regulated products in the U.S., according to a report compiled by Stericycle Expert Solutions Inc. That’s an 11 percent decline compared to the first three months of 2017. Even with that decrease, Q2 for 2017 still saw more food recalls of FDA regulated foods logged than were recorded from Q1 of 2013 through Q2 of 2016.

In the realm of meat, poultry and certain egg products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s records showed a 47 percent increase in recalls for 2Q this year compared to the same period in 2016. The USDA posted 47 recalls from May through June this year, the second highest number for a three-month period since 2005, according to Stericycle’s quarterly report.

While individual units recalled under FDA regulations dropped about 3 percent compared with 2Q of 2016, with about 89.3 million units pulled, the USDA — which measures recalls in pounds rather than units — saw a 307 percent increase. From May through June this year USDA supervised the recall of more than 10.2 million pounds of meat, poultry and egg products.

For both FDA and USDA, the second quarter this year saw more volume recalled than was pulled during 18 of the past 21 quarters, Stericycle reported.

Undeclared milk was responsible for the vast majority of the volume of food recalled under the USDA’s regulations during the 2Q this year, accounting for 80.9 percent of the foods recalled under USDA jurisdiction. In the first three months of 2017 less than 1 percent of USDA recalls were because of undeclared milk.

The primary cause of the milk allergen recalls was the failure of a bread/cracker crumb supplier to declare milk on its products’ labels, which resulted in producers downstream failing to declare milk on their labels.

On the FDA side, bacterial contamination was the reason behind the recall of 86.6 percent of the food units pulled under the supervision of the agency. The remaining 13.4 percent of FDA recalls were because of undeclared allergens at 8.4 percent of the total, foreign material at 4.8 percent and “other” at 0.2 percent.

Of the FDA-regulated foods recalled during 2Q this year, 70 percent were prepared foods, which only accounted for 2.9 percent of FDA recalls during the first three months of 2017. Other highlights from the second quarter report include:

FDA recalls by categories

• Prepared foods 23.6 percent;
• Dairy 11.2 percent;
• Seafood 10.1 percent; and
• Supplements 10.1 percent.

USDA recalls by pounds

• Poultry 72.3 percent;
• Multiple ingredients 18.8 percent;
• Beef 6.3 percent; and
• Pork 1.7 percent.

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Blossom Foods recalls beef for misbranding and allergens

Blossom Foods, LLC,  located in Oakland, CA, is recalling approximately 15,092 pounds of beef, chicken and pork products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

The products contain soy and wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.  The frozen assorted meat and poultry items were produced from Aug. 23, 2016, to Aug. 23, 2017, and bear an expiration date that is one year from the date of packaging.

Subject to recall are:

• 6.6-lb. case of “Barbequed Beef, Corn, Baked Beans”
• 5.5-lb. case of “Barbeque Beef”
• 10-lb. case of “Savory Beef”
• 5.5-lb. case of “Sesame chicken
• 10-lb. case of “Spanish Beef”
• 5.5-lb. case of “Barbeque Pork”
• 5.5-lb. case of “Breakfast Sausage”
• 10-lb. case of “Beef”
• 6.5-lb. case of “Chicken and Dumplings, Peas, Rutabaga”

Products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 51200” or “P-51200” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to institutional locations in California and Ohio.

The mistake was discovered on Aug. 22, 2017, when FSIS Inspection Program Personnel observed that the establishment utilizes a soy protein concentrate in the production of several products, but the finished product labels do not declare soy. In addition, some of the same products contain wheat flour and wheat is also not declared on the finished product labels.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.  Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website.

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Canadian pork bellies shipped to Hawaii recalled for lack of inspection

Toronto-based Ronald A. Chisholm, Ltd. has recalled approximately 12,169 pounds of skinless pork belly products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of adverse health consequences exists.

The recalled products were produced and packaged from June 27, 2017, to July 20, 2017, and include:

• Approximately 40-lb. cardboard box containing “FLANC PORC, PORK BELLY.”

Products subject to the recall bear case code “815157” and establishment number “10” inside the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurants in Hawaii.

The problem was discovered on Aug. 23, 2017, by FSIS while conducting routine failure to present monitoring activities. FSIS discovered that a shipment of skinless pork belly products had entered the United States from Canada on or about July 29, 2017, and did not receive import inspection. The products were distributed to a single distributor and three federal establishments.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about a reaction should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.

FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website.

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New York dairy recalls cheese after positive test for Listeria

A Cayuga County, NY, dairy is recalling three kinds of cheese because it has tested positive for Listeria, which can cause serious infections.

Photos from the Hillcrest Dairy Facebook page show the company’s logo and some of its products.

A food safety alert posted by the New York State Department of Agriculture warns consumers not to eat “Old Fashioned Raw Milk Monterey Jack,” “Horseradish Monterey Jack” or “Chipotle Adobo Monterey Jack” cheeses, produced by Ripley Dairy LLC, doing business as Hillcrest Dairy in Moravia,NY.

“A routine sample of the cheese, taken by an inspector from the Division of Milk Control and Dairy Services on Aug. 9, was subsequently tested by the New York State Food Laboratory. It tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes,” according to the food safety alert.

Test results from the dairy were confirmed on Aug. 17.

In a statement posted on the Hillcrest Dairy Facebook page Wednesday, spokeswoman Shari Ripley “stricter testing policies have been put in place to insure all cheese leaving our facility has been thoroughly tested to provide you the safest product possible.”

The recalled products, which are packaged in plastic shrink wrap and labeled with the plant number 36-3108, have a manufacture date of May 17, 2017, on their labels.

Hillcrest Dairy says it will destroy the affected cheese.

It is not legal to sell raw milk products at the retail level in New York, under the Division of Milk Control & Dairy Services Raw Milk Sales guidelines. Direct sales to consumers are allowed at dairies. However, warning signs are mandatory.

“Notice: Raw milk sold here, raw milk does not provide the protection of pasteurization.'”

Anyone who has recently consumed the dairy products from Ripley Dairy LLC, dba Hillcrest Dairy, and developed symptoms of Listeria infection should immediately seek medical attention. Patients should tell their doctors about the possible exposure to Listeria bacteria so that the proper diagnostic tests can be performed.

It can take up to 70 days after exposure for symptoms to develop, so anyone who has eaten any of the recalled cheese since Mid-May is urged to monitor themselves for symptoms.

Symptoms of listeriosis can include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract.

In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics.

Listeriosis can also cause serious, sometimes fatal, infections in young children, older adults, people with weakened immune systems, including cancer patients.

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