Nursing Home Shake Recall: Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 21 States

The FDA has recalled frozen shakes linked to a deadly listeria outbreak that has killed 11 and sickened dozens across 21 states.
Nursing Home Shake Recall: Deadly Listeria Outbreak Spans 21 States
Images of products linked to a multistate listeria outbreak. FDA
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that frozen shake cartons supplied to nursing homes and long-term care facilities are being recalled following their link to a listeria outbreak that has resulted in at least 11 deaths.

The outbreak is tied to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial supplemental shakes, the FDA confirmed in a Feb. 21 statement. So far, 38 people across 21 states have fallen ill, with 37 hospitalizations and 11 fatalities.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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