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A Second Infant Dies of Listeria from RTE Chinese Products

Dec. 27, 2024
Yu Shang Food recalled nearly 77,000 lbs. of fully cooked meat and poultry products made at a Spartanburg, S.C., plant.

A second infant has died as a result of ready-to-eat Chinese-style meat and poultry products infected with listeria. Back in November, Yu Shang Food Inc. recalled nearly 77,000 lbs. of the affected products, which were made at a Spartanburg, S.C., plant.

The Centers for Disease Control said listeria was found in two infants who died. In Tennessee, a mother and infant were infected and the child died in November. This month in California, a mother and twin babies were sick and both children died. However, only one of the babies and the mom were confirmed to have listeria, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

A total of 19 cases have been reported, with 17 hospitalizations, in California, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Tennessee, according to CDC. At least seven of the cases were related to pregnancy.

Perhaps as a result, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Dec. 17 announced several steps to strengthen the agency’s oversight of food processing facilities it regulates, with particular emphases on listeria monocytogenes and plants that make ready-to-eat products. 

About the Author

Dave Fusaro | Editor in Chief

Dave Fusaro has served as editor in chief of Food Processing magazine since 2003. Dave has 30 years experience in food & beverage industry journalism and has won several national ASBPE writing awards for his Food Processing stories. Dave has been interviewed on CNN, quoted in national newspapers and he authored a 200-page market research report on the milk industry. Formerly an award-winning newspaper reporter who specialized in business writing, he holds a BA in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to joining Food Processing, Dave was Editor-In-Chief of Dairy Foods and was Managing Editor of Prepared Foods.

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