Vidalia onions sold at Publix stores recalled over Listeria concerns

MIAMI – Vidalia onions sold at Publix stores have been recalled due to potential Listeria contamination.

The recalled onions had been sold at stores from June 22-24 beneath the Little Bear model. The luggage had a sticker displaying code “4159.”

You are urged to return these to the purpose of buy for a refund.

Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated a listeria outbreak had been linked to Florida. 

They stated that a lot of the sick individuals on this outbreak stay in or traveled to Florida a few month earlier than they bought sick. 

The CDC stated one individual had died and 22 required hospitalization. 

The one who died was from Illinois and one pregnant girl misplaced her fetus, the CDC stated.  

Here’s a glance at listeriosis, a critical an infection usually brought on by consuming meals contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

Typically, Listeriosis impacts older adults, pregnant ladies, infants and adults with compromised immune techniques.

Pregnant ladies are roughly 10 instances extra more likely to get listeriosis. Pregnant Hispanic ladies are 24 instances extra more likely to get listeriosis than different individuals.

Symptoms and Treatment
Symptoms embody fever and muscle aches, and typically diarrhea or different gastrointestinal issues. Other signs are headache, confusion and convulsions.

Almost everybody identified with listeriosis has an an infection that has unfold past the gastrointestinal tract.

Infections throughout being pregnant can result in miscarriage, stillbirth, untimely supply or an infection of the new child.

Listeriosis might be handled with antibiotics.

Prevention
General suggestions:
Thoroughly cook dinner meat.
Clean uncooked vegatables and fruits completely earlier than consuming.
Keep raw meats and poultry separate from greens and from cooked meals.
Do not drink unpasteurized milk or eat meals that comprise unpasteurized milk.
Wash fingers, utensils and counter tops after dealing with raw meals.

Recommendations for individuals at excessive threat:
Do not eat sizzling canines, chilly cuts, different deli meats, or fermented or dry sausages until they’re cooked correctly.
Do not eat refrigerated meat spreads and pâtés.
Do not eat delicate cheese until it’s labeled as made with pasteurized milk.
Do not eat refrigerated smoked seafood, until it’s in a cooked dish or it’s canned.