An infant has died due to a listeria infection that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has linked to Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.
“Eleven people infected with this outbreak strain Listeria have been reported from four states. Of the eleven people infected, nine people have been hospitalized. One person, an infant, has died in California,” the CDC said on Nov. 22.
“Interviews with sick people and laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products are making people sick,” the agency said.
The CDC’s media alert comes after the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a statement on Nov. 21 stating that the South Carolina-based Yu Shang Food, Inc. has recalled a large quantity of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products sold nationwide due to listeria concerns.
The FSIS said the withdrawal covers about 72,240 pounds of product. It expands a previous recall issued by Yu Shang on Nov. 9, when the company withdrew about 4,589 pounds of products from the market.