Listeria Probe Widens to 2 More Meat Plants
The U.S. Agriculture Department said it was investigating two additional meat plants in connection with a deadly listeria outbreak in eight Northeastern states.
A spokesman with the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service would not disclose the names of those companies.
The USDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, is investigating a total of 120 listeria cases, which include 23 deaths, that first emerged in mid-July.
The CDC said 50 cases so far, including seven deaths and three miscarriages, have been linked to the same strain.
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