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FDA and CDC increase the fatalities in the Frozen Shake Recall

FDA and CDC increase the fatalities in the Frozen Shake Recall

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The residents in long -term care facilities were contaminated with a tribe of Listeria Monocytogenes. The outbreak got at least 42 sick and led to 14 deaths.

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According to the Food and Drug Administration, the number of fatalities has risen in a outbreak with a multi -tattent Listeria in connection with frozen supplement shakes.

The increase in deaths from the outbreak comes to Lyons Magnus, a provider of food sectors with its headquarters in Fresno, California, 4 -unzen boxes from Lyons Readycare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes for possible risks of the Listeria Contamination. The products were made by Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lyons Magnus distributed the products under the brand names Lyons Readycare and Sysco Imperial in the USA, mainly on long -term care facilities. The products were not sold in retail stores and none of the shakes should be available on the market, said the FDA.

The FDA and the US centers for the control and prevention of diseases had identified 38 people who got sick through Listeria poisoning, and 12 people who died in 21 states said the agencies in February 2025. Of the 38 people were taken to the hospital.

On Friday, May 16, the CDC and the FDA increased the number of deaths to 14 and the number of sick people to 42 (41 were hospitalized). The outbreak examination has ended, the agencies said.

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The examination of the Listeria outbreak was started in 2018

The CDC began in 2018 with the examination of a breakout outbreak among residents in long-term care facilities and nursing homes with continued investigation of cases in 2021 and 2023-, but could not find sufficient evidence to identify a food school.

When six new diseases were reported in October 2024, the CDC reopened the investigation. In February 2025, the frozen shakes were identified as a possible cause, and the CDC took rehearsals from Prairie Farms, in which the outbreak of the Listeria monocytogenes contained.

In which states did Listeria have connected cases with frozen shakes?

These are the 21 countries in which the FDA and CDC reported that they are known to Listeria outbreaks in connection with this recall:

  • Alabama
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Florida
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nevada
  • new York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Washington
  • West Virginia

What is Listeriosis or Listeria poisoning?

Listeriosis or listeria poisoning is a bacterial infection transmitted by food, which is most often caused by the bacteria -listeria monocytogenes.

According to the CDC, around 1,600 people get sick every year and 260 die from listeriosis every year. Most people can get infected with Listeria and not get seriously ill. Infections during pregnancy, however, can lead to miscarriage, dead birth, early delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn, says the US Ministry of Agriculture.

Listeriosis can also lead to people aged 65 or for weakened immune systems to death.

What are the symptoms of Listeria poisoning?

Signs and symptoms of listeriosis can occur as quickly as after eating contaminated food and as long as weeks later, the USDA. People in the categories with a higher risk in whom flu -like symptoms occur within two months of contaminated foods should search for medical care and communicate their health service provider.

Among the symptoms:

  • Fever
  • fatigue
  • Muscle pain
  • Headache
  • Stiffer
  • confusion
  • Loss of balance
  • Cramps
  • Diarrhea
  • Other stomach -intestine symptoms

Mike Snider is a reporter in the trend team of USA Today. You can follow him on threads, Bluesky, X and an e -mail to him Mikegsnider & @mikegsnider.bsky.social & @Mikesnider & msnider@usatoday.com

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