2024-09-06 12:14:21
According to the Mayo Clinic, the listeriosis It is a foodborne illness that can be contracted through foods such as contaminated sausages and unpasteurized dairy products. This contamination is due to listeria monocytogenes, bacteria that can be fatal on contact. Infection can also occur by touching a surface with listeria before touching your mouth.
In the United States, nine people have died and dozens have been hospitalized in a listeria outbreak linked to the brand’s sausages. Sacrifice Head, which has been forced to remove seven million pounds of its products from the market. The origin of the outbreak has been traced to a quarantine facility in Jarratt, Virginia, where federal inspectors recorded the presence of black mold, water dripping on meat and dead flies.
That plant was temporarily closed after the outbreak. But reports of illnesses and deaths continue to pile up, prompting American public health officials to issue strong warnings to consumers to throw away Boar’s head meats that may have been purchased and stored in refrigerators.
So far, the only samples that have tested positive for listeria have come from leberwurst sausages, or liver sausages, processed at the Virginia plant, according to the company. A complete list of the 71 items recalled, including ham, salami and sausages produced between May 10 and July 29 of this year, is published on the website of US Department of Agriculture
Beyond what happened in Virginia, in small cases, listeria can cause diarrhea and vomiting that resolves within three days. If the virus spreads beyond the gut, the illness will become more severe and may cause severe symptoms, such as muscle aches and fatigue, confusion, seizures, and fever. Symptoms may take up to 10 weeks to appear.
On the other hand, anyone who suspects that they have an animal contaminated with the disease must throw it away, and wash all the areas where they touched the animal they removed from it with hot water. , soap and soap wash well. Public health experts describe listeria as “hardy,” meaning it’s not easy to kill and simply cleaning the freezer won’t kill it.
It is recommended to clean the refrigerator thoroughly with bleach. A spoonful of chlorine is calculated in 3.8 liters of water, after washing the surface with soap and water. Kitchen surfaces and tables on which the meat rests must also be disinfected.
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