The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
“Listeria is especially harmful to pregnant women, people 65 or older, and people with weakened immune systems,” the CDC wrote on its website. “This is because Listeria is more likely to spread beyond their gut to other parts of their body, resulting in a severe condition known as invasive listeriosis.”
The FDA is investigating a deadly listeria outbreak linked to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial frozen shakes, resulting in 11 deaths and 37 hospitalizations across 20 states.
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