Listeria outbreak in ready-to-eat food leaves 10 hospitalized as recall underway

At least 10 people have contracted listeria from a premade food producer. The U.S.

Food and Drug Administration said Saturday that federal, state and local officials are investigating the outbreak linked to foods produced by Fresh & Ready Foods LLC of San Fernando , California . The FDA says the 10 people who fell ill were in California and Nevada, and required hospitalization. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT The FDA launched an investigation after 10 people got so ill that they had to be hospitalized in California and Nevada.



New pope predicts the biggest threat facing humanity Dad made friend dig own grave and kill himself after raping 6-year-old daughter Fresh & Ready has voluntarily recalled certain products with "use by" dates between April 22, 2025 and May 19, 2025. The products can be identified by “use by” dates ranging from April 22 to May 19 of this year under the brand names Fresh & Ready Foods, City Point Market Fresh Food to Go and Fresh Take Crave Away. Consumers are urged to safely dispose of any impacted products.

The products were sold across the Western region of the country, including various retailers, as well as airports, hospitals, hotels and convenience stores, in Arizona, California , Nevada and Washington, the FDA confirmed. Federal officials said they started investigating the recent outbreak last year but didn’t have enough evidence to identify a source of the infections. They said the investigation was reopened in April when FDA investigators found listeria in samples collected from Fresh & Ready Foods that matched the strain from the outbreak.

The FDA found that six of the 10 people who got sick had been hospitalized before becoming ill with listeria. The FDA found that items made by Fresh & Ready Foods had been served in at least three of the health care facilities where the patients had been previously treated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the test samples from sick patients were collected from December 2023 to September 2024.

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