Federal officials are on the trail of a new outbreak of Listeria infections that has them in hot pursuit.
But they’ve got their work cut out for them since they’ve turned up 26 patients and still don’t know the source. The FDA has been active, investigating, but they haven’t released important details such as where the patients are from or how old they are.
This isn’t their first rodeo, and the FDA has ongoing investigations into additional foodborne outbreaks.
Meanwhile, Listeria has been found to be the bad seed in three patients in an outbreak with an unknown origin. Since the outbreak notice was first posted on Dec. 6, 2023, they’ve begun to take action by starting to trace, test, and inspect, but there’s still more to know — like what food is being tested and what locations are being inspected.
Those succulent peaches will never taste the same to some folks since they’ve been linked to another ongoing Listeria outbreak that resulted in a mass recall. A variety of stores, including household names like Walmart and Sam’s Club, had to pull certain fruit from their produce section. The outbreak spans two years, reaching from May 1, 2022, through November 15, 2023, and then again from May 1, 2023, through November 15, 2023.
It’s been a real peach of a problem since October 2023 when a contaminated sample of peaches surfaced. So far, 11 people have been infected, resulting in 10 hospitalizations and one tragic death. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are still plugging away at their investigation with no end to the outbreak in sight.
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