Freedumb! Two Dead, Four Hospitalized In Cheese-Borne Listeria Outbreak
Two people have died and four more hospitalized in an outbreak of Listeria linked to cheese made using raw milk, federal investigators said Thursday. They've traced to cases to Ouleout cheese, a soft cheese made by Vulto Creamery in New York. The cheese is distributed nationally and it's all being recalled.
"Six people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from four states since September 1, 2016," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
"All six people were hospitalized, and two people from Connecticut and Vermont died. One illness was reported in a newborn. Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicate that soft raw milk cheese made by Vulto Creamery of Walton, New York, is the likely source of this outbreak."
Raw milk has not been pasteurized and can carry bacteria such as Listeria. "CDC recommends that consumers do not eat, restaurants do not serve, and retailers do not sell recalled soft raw milk cheeses made by Vulto Creamery," the agency said.
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