listeria

A neurologist, an internist and an infection control expert join the show to discuss what made news in the health care this past month.

Experts who track food safety say improvements are needed, but the situation is not getting worse. Federal officials say the U.S. food supply “remains one of the safest in the world.”

The company makes various store brand frozen waffles sold at Walmart, Target, Publix, Food Lion and more. The manufacturer also produces frozen waffles for brands like Kodiak Cakes, Simple Truth and Foodhold.

The ready-to-eat meals, processed at an Oklahoma plant operated by BrucePac, went out to more than 200 schools, including nine in Florida.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal says that the USDA inspector general is looking into whether federal and state inspectors responded appropriately to dozens of reports of problems at a Virginia factory.

The latest fatality was reported in New York, bringing the total deaths to two each in New York and South Carolina and one each in Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee and New Mexico.

At least nine people from multiple states have died amid the largest listeria outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. The meat was produced at plant found to have repeatedly violated federal regulations.

Liverwurst lover Sue Fleming was among more than 40 people hit with listeria food poisoning. The Missouri woman was was hospitalized for nine days and in a rehab center for 11.

The CDC says the deaths occurred in Virginia, New Jersey and Illinois, nine more listeria cases were reported since a July 31 announcement about the outbreak.

The USDA says Boar's Head is recalling all its liverwurst and additional products that were produced on the same line and on the same day. The recall includes about 207,528 pounds of meat.