A seafood company has issued a retirement on its cold water shrimp meat and peeled to eat due to possible listeria pollution.
The United States Food and Medicines Administration (FDA) announced the retreat of Bornstein Seafoods Inc., which affects 44,550 pounds of shrimp, after a routine sampling detected Listeria Monocytogenes.
As the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) point out, Listeria is a “bacteria that can contaminate many foods.” Although the symptoms may vary, a Listeria infection “can cause invasive diseases and intestinal diseases.”
Listeria infection is the third main cause of death due to diseases transmitted by food in the United States, killing approximately 260 people per year.
According to the FDA report, the shrimp were sold in bags of a pound or five pounds and was distributed to retailers in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia of Canada.
The affected shrimp bags are listed together with the UPC code of the product and the lot number in the report. Diseases have not been reported.
All customers who have bought the shrimp bags affected to return them to the place of purchase in exchange for a complete refund are urged. Any question about the retirement can be directed to the company using the email address [email protected].
The withdrawal occurred on the same day that P. East Trading Corp. withdrew his salted smoked divided sand because he may have been contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause disease or death.
Botulism is a rare but serious condition caused by a toxin that attacks the nerves of the body. Symptoms include general weakness, dizziness, double vision, problems speaking or swallowing, difficulty breathing, abdominal distension and constipation.
There have been no diseases reported so far.
The last two years have also seen an alarming and inexplicable increase in retreats. In 2024, approximately 300 food retreats were issued, and those withdrawals were linked to almost 1,400 diseases, a report from the public interest research group revealed.
Of the 1,400 diseases, 487 people became ill to require hospitalization, and 19 people died. While these numbers are still low when they weigh against the entire American population, they are also twice as hospitalizations and deaths from food -transmitted diseases in 2023.
