72,000 Pounds of Ready-To-Eat Meat Products Recalled Due to Listeria
Here’s what you need to know about the recalled products from Yu Shang Food.
Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture
Please check your fridges and freezers. A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products linked to a deadly listeria outbreak has expanded.
On November 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Yu Shang Food, Inc., has recalled more than 72,000 pounds of meat and poultry products due to possible listeria contamination, a dramatic expansion of a recall issued earlier this month.
“Epidemiologic and laboratory data show that ready-to-eat meat and poultry products distributed by Yu Shang Food Inc are contaminated with Listeria and are making people sick,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a November 22 investigation update.
The recalled products were produced prior to October 28, 2024, bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA inspection mark, and were available at retail stores nationwide and online. A full list of recalled products can be found here; labels can be viewed here.
If you have any of the recalled products, do not eat them, food safety agencies warn. Throw them away or return them to wherever you purchased them.
According to the CDC, 11 people have been confirmed to have been sickened across four states, although the true number is likely higher. (Often people recover without being tested for Listeria or receiving medical care, and their illnesses go unreported.) Of those, nine had been hospitalized. The death of an infant in California was also linked to the outbreak.
“In California, one pregnant person and their twins were sick and both infants died,” the CDC explained. “Listeria was found in a sample from the mother and from one of the twin infants, but it could not be found in a sample from the other infant. Because of this, only the mother and one twin are included as confirmed cases in this outbreak.”
Another infant also became ill as a result of the Listeria outbreak, but has recovered.
Eating food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause people to become sick with listeriosis. While anyone can develop a serious infection, elderly and very young people, pregnant people and their newborn infants, and those with weakened immune symptoms are at the highest risk.
Anyone concerned about an illness, especially those in high-risk categories, is urged to contact a healthcare provider.
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