FDA, CDC Investigating Frozen Shakes Link to Listeria Outbreak

Health agencies stated that most of the patients lived in long-term care facilities or were hospitalized before becoming sick.
FDA, CDC Investigating Frozen Shakes Link to Listeria Outbreak
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, on August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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An ongoing multistate listeria outbreak dating back to 2018 has been linked to frozen supplemental shakes distributed to long-term care facilities and hospitals nationwide, health officials said on Feb. 24.

As of Monday, a total of 38 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported in 21 states, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which said 37 people have been hospitalized and 12 deaths reported.