Outbreak of fatal infection: eggs and products from them are massively recalled from US stores

Hard-boiled eggs and egg products are recalled from stores across the country due to the fatal outbreak of Listeria, which resulted in the death of one person and a few more seriously ill, writes USA Today.

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According to a product recall report on the US Food and Drug Administration's website, Almark Foods from Gainesville, Georgia, has recalled about 80 different varieties of hard-boiled eggs sold by more than 30 brands.

Egg-containing foods and dishes, including two types of salads sold by Trader Joe's, are recalled because of concerns that they might be infected with listeria, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly and people with a weakened immune system.

6-ounce Trader Joe's Egg Salad egg salad, and 20-ounce containers of Trader Joe's Old Fashioned Potato Salad, intended for use until December 27, are voluntarily removed from the shelves by Bakkavor Foods USA, according to recall.

Dishes and foods could be contaminated with broken egg white bacteria, which could contain Listeria monocytogenes.

Almark is at the center of the outbreak on December 18 announced by the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and health officials. The outbreak caused poisoning in 7 people in 5 states. One death was reported and 4 people were hospitalized.

After 2 days, Almark recalled plastic buckets of eggs weighing 20, 23, and 25 pounds, "sold mainly to egg processing plants and restaurant chain suppliers," says revocation notice.

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This week, Almark expanded its recall on products sold directly to consumers, with a date of "Best If Use By" until March 2, 2020.

A complete list of recall products has been posted on FDA website and includes hard-boiled eggs and boiled egg products sold under the following brands: Eggland's Best, Kirkland Signature, Great Value, Fresh Thyme, Everyday Essentials, Food Club, Fresh Thyme, Giant Eagle and Great Day.

Customers who have purchased these products are strongly advised to “immediately discard the products and not consume them.” For questions, call Almark Foods customer support at 877-546-0454 Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 17:00 ET.

Trader Joe's Reviews

Egg and potato salad products were recalled from Trader Joe's throughout the United States. The review covers the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, PA, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Products were also delivered to stores in Washington, DC.

If you purchased one of these products, you should immediately return it or throw it away. In the store you can get a full refund.

On tuesday on its website Fresh Market also announced the recall of some products containing eggs from Almark.

What is dangerous listeria

Listeria is one of the most dangerous bacteria. It causes serious illness, and in exceptional cases - death, writes Vesti.co.il.

Listeria has many subspecies, the most dangerous is the microbe Listeria monocytogenes. It is found in soil, in the feces of infected animals and in sewage, and can also infect foods.

This bacterium is able to develop and multiply in the refrigerator (at a temperature of + 4 ° C), as well as at a high concentration of salt in the product. For example, in salted or smoked fish. And this despite the fact that most other pathogenic microbes die in such conditions.

Listeria is found in cold smoked fish and meat products or in those that have not undergone sufficient heat treatment. In addition, it may be present in unpasteurized dairy products, in hummus and poorly washed vegetables.

Even if the dish was cooked correctly, it can become infected from a cutting board, which was poorly washed after working with vegetables or raw meat.

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Symptoms of infection

The incubation period lasts from 3 days to 2 months after eating contaminated food.

Initially, the symptoms resemble the flu (fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). In severe cases, the microbe enters the bloodstream, causing sepsis, meningitis (especially in young children), miscarriages and premature births in pregnant women, pneumonia and pericarditis.

How to avoid infection

• In order not to become infected, it is necessary to cook meat and fish so that the temperature in the center of the piece is not lower than 72 ° С.
• You should not buy products in dubious places. This is especially true for meat, fish, unpasteurized milk.
• After cooking, be sure to wash your hands with soap.
• Before eating fruits and vegetables, wipe them with a clean cloth and avoid foods that have stood in the refrigerator for a long time or have expired.

How is listeriosis treated?

Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics, in severe cases they are administered intravenously in a hospital setting. In most cases, antibiotics of the penicillin group (penicillin, ampicillin) are used, with an allergy to penicillin it is replaced with the drug resprim.

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