Death toll in UK hospital listeria outbreak rises to six
LONDON (Reuters) – Another person has died in a listeria outbreak caused by eating contaminated food in hospital, bringing the total number of deaths to six, Public Health England said…
Death toll from UK hospital listeria outbreak rises to five
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people to die from a listeria outbreak in British hospitals has risen to five from three, Public Health England (PHE) said on Friday. The…
Singapore recalls Australian rockmelons: What you need to know about listeria
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has issued a recall of all rockmelons from Australia as a “precautionary measure”, following an deadly outbreak of listeria … source
WHO says Australia exported listeria-tainted melons to nine countries
GENEVA (Reuters) – Melons contaminated with deadly listeriosis bacteria were exported to at least nine countries from Australia, where an outbreak has killed seven people and caused one miscarriage, the…
Listeria class action filed against South Africa’s Tiger Brands
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of its food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has…
South Africa says deadly listeria strain not found at RCL factory
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tests at an RCL Foods processed-food factory found no traces of a strain of listeria that has killed almost 200 people, but they did find evidence of…