Listeria can cause a serious infection (also called listeriosis) that poses a significant risk to older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and their newborns. Symptoms include: fever, muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea. If the infection worsens, it can also spread to the nervous system causing stiff neck, confusion, and convulsions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 1,600 cases are reported in the United States each year, resulting in 260 deaths.
Recently, federal health officials announced an unrelated recall of soft raw milk cheese made by Vulto Creamery due to a listeria outbreak responsible two deaths as well as four other related illnesses. including two deaths.
In February 2017, Sargento Foods had a listeria scare of its own, recalling several which prompted the company to cut ties with one of its suppliers, CNN reported at the time.
Consumers who bought the recalled pizzas are urged to throw them away or return them to the place of purchase, the agency said.
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