Served sold to nursing homes remembered after an epidemic of mortal listeria
The frozen smoothies sold to nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions were remembered after the drinks were linked to a firework of mortal listeria years, said the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.Since 2018, at least 11 people died by the outbreak and dozen have been hospitalized, said the FDA, but the previous investigations had not been able to find a source of bacteria.In 37 of the 38 known cases, the patients were hospitalized; 34 of the infects were in long -term assistance facilities or had been hospitalized before getting listeria.The cases have been reported in 21 states, including California, Florida and New York. Since January 2024, there have been 20 cases and the epidemic is in progress, the FDA said.The FDA declared on Friday that the epidemic had been connected ...