Yu Shang Food, Inc. has recalled over 72,000 pounds of meat products due to a listeria outbreak linked to the products. The outbreak has resulted in the death of a 10-year-old child and the hospitalization of nine other individuals. The USDA urges consumers to check for specific establishment numbers and discard or return any potentially contaminated products.
Food safety authorities have been forced to recall tens of thousands of kilograms of meat following a listeria outbreak that killed a child and left nearly a dozen other people in hospital. The child, aged 10, died from a horror case of food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat products containing several different types of meat, including chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock.
Federal health officials in the US reported that Yu Shang Food, Inc has recalled more than 72,000 lbs (32,658 kg) of meat following the outbreak reported on November 21. The move came following an initial recall on November 9, after food was shipped by the Spartanburg, South Carolina-based firm, with cases of listeria reported in four states. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has warned people to check any ready-to-eat food that was produced before October 28, 2024, and may be in their fridge-freezers. The organisation said the affected products have establishment numbers P-46684 or EST. M46684 inside the USDA mark of inspection. The items were both shipped to shops across the US, and available to buy online. People who find products with codes matching those codes, have been asked to either throw them away or return them to the shop from where they were bought. Around 11 people fell ill after consuming infected products, nine of whom have since been hospitalised. The Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said it had identified an 'illness cluster' and was working to confirm whether the strain identified in lab testing matched the one that has infected people. A spokesperson said: 'The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing and follow-up activities of finished product produced by Yu Shang Food, Inc. on October 21, 2024, that confirmed the product was positive for Listeria monocytogenes'
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