Listeria In Sabra Hummus Prompts Latest Food Safety Recall
Source: Forbes
Judy Stone
Sabra hummus—a staple in many refrigerators, including my own—has just been recalled due to the risk of Listeria infections. No one has been sickened; the recall is precautionary, after contaminated samples were found during a routine grocery inspection.
Listeria has been a common cause of widespread outbreaks. Recently, there was an outbreak in Kansas and Texas, linked to Blue Bell Creameries ice cream. Eight people were hospitalized; three died.
Last year, caramel apples were the source of a multi-state outbreak of Listeria, dampening the Halloween pleasures for many. Thirty-five people became ill and there were several cases of meningitis and miscarriage, as well as seven deaths.
Other Listeria outbreaks have been traced to Mexican or other imported soft cheeses, and there was a large outbreak from cantaloupe. That fruit-related outbreak involved 147 people in 28 states, and led to 33 deaths, mostly in those older than 60.
FULL story at link.
Sabra classic hummus – Sabra Dipping Co.
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but srsly, far too few places in this country have a Syrian or other Middle Eastern grocery nearby.
I ate a full container dated one cycle prior to this recall date, and I had just purchased one recently with a date cycle one after the recalled product.
I have been trying to call all day to find out if either are suspected of also being in this recall as they often expand as more information is discovered.
I am quite distressed as I have a weakened immune system, I ate the full container, and it has a super long incubation period.
