CDC probes listeria outbreak from Dole, Fresh Express salads

Dole

23/12/2021 15:53

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention said on Thursday it is currently investigating two
separate listeria outbreaks linked to packaged salads produced
by Dole PLC  DOLE.N  and Fresh Express.
    The agency's probe along with the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) comes after the CDC reported 26 illnesses
from the two https://bit.ly/3mtbf52 companies'
https://bit.ly/3JbJo33 packaged salads, of which 22 have been
hospitalized and three have died.
    Earlier this week, the companies had announced a recall of
some of their products over possible contamination with the
listeria bacteria, which can cause a severe illness known as
invasive listeriosis and could lead to death.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBwcbdCn6a
    Fresh Express's recalled brands include Fresh Express, Bowl
& Basket and Giant Eagle, while Dole's brands were the Ahold,
Dole, Kroger and Little Salad Bar.
    The affected packages were processed at Dole's facilities in
Bessemer City, North Carolina and Yuma, Arizona, while Fresh
Express' products were made at Streamwood, Illinois.

 (Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
 ((Leroy.Dsouza@thomsonreuters.com;))