Deadly listeria outbreak tied to Upstate business

Health officials are tracking another deadly outbreak in food, this one claiming an infant’s life and hospitalizing others.It is just the latest in a string of deadly contaminations.The business related to this outbreak is closer to home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on Nov. 9, Yu Shang Food, Inc., recalled approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to some batches testing positive for listeria.All ready-to-eat products from Yu Shang Food produced prior to Oct. 28, 2024, are subject to recall.View the full recall product list here.View recalled product labels here.The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These affected foods were shipped to retail locations nationwide, and as of Friday, illnesses have been reported in four states: California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey.According to Yu Shang Food’s website, the company’s resellers include: GW Supermarket, Hongkong Supermarket, Marina Supermarket and 99 Ranch Market.The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing of the finished product produced by Yu Shang Food on Oct. 21. The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.On Friday, health officials reported twin infants died in California. However, as of right now the Centers for Disease Control can only connect one of the infant’s deaths to the outbreak. At least 10 other people have been sickened by the recalled product, but the CDC said the number of cases is likely higher.FSIS is concerned some affected product may still be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. The products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Refrigerators, containers and other surfaces that may have touched the foods should be cleaned and sanitized.This outbreak follows other recent food contamination cases.Over the summer, 10 people died from a listeria outbreak linked to contaminated Boar’s Head deli meat.In October, more than 100 E. coli cases originated from slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s has changed suppliers for onions since the outbreak occurred.In November, more than a dozen states reported E. coli cases after a person died from eating organic carrots produced by Grimmway Farms.People can get listeria poisoning after eating foods contaminated with the bacteria. Listeria poisoning symptoms include:fevermuscle achesheadachestiff neckconfusion loss of balanceconvulsionsdiarrhea In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems have a higher chance of having serious or sometimes fatal infections.

Health officials are tracking another deadly outbreak in food, this one claiming an infant’s life and hospitalizing others.

It is just the latest in a string of deadly contaminations.

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The business related to this outbreak is closer to home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on Nov. 9, Yu Shang Food, Inc., recalled approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to some batches testing positive for listeria.

All ready-to-eat products from Yu Shang Food produced prior to Oct. 28, 2024, are subject to recall.

View the full recall product list here.

View recalled product labels here.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These affected foods were shipped to retail locations nationwide, and as of Friday, illnesses have been reported in four states: California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey.

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According to Yu Shang Food’s website, the company’s resellers include: GW Supermarket, Hongkong Supermarket, Marina Supermarket and 99 Ranch Market.

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing of the finished product produced by Yu Shang Food on Oct. 21. The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

On Friday, health officials reported twin infants died in California. However, as of right now the Centers for Disease Control can only connect one of the infant’s deaths to the outbreak. At least 10 other people have been sickened by the recalled product, but the CDC said the number of cases is likely higher.

FSIS is concerned some affected product may still be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. The products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Refrigerators, containers and other surfaces that may have touched the foods should be cleaned and sanitized.

This outbreak follows other recent food contamination cases.

Over the summer, 10 people died from a listeria outbreak linked to contaminated Boar’s Head deli meat.

In October, more than 100 E. coli cases originated from slivered onions on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. McDonald’s has changed suppliers for onions since the outbreak occurred.

In November, more than a dozen states reported E. coli cases after a person died from eating organic carrots produced by Grimmway Farms.

People can get listeria poisoning after eating foods contaminated with the bacteria. Listeria poisoning symptoms include:

• fever
• muscle aches
• headache
• stiff neck
• confusion
• loss of balance
• convulsions
• diarrhea

In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems have a higher chance of having serious or sometimes fatal infections.

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