FDA is investigating two new outbreaks

The Food and Drug Administration is reporting two new outbreaks, and another has been declared over.

The new outbreaks have sickened 26 and 16 people respectively, involving the parasite Cyclospora. The FDA did not report where the patients live. Traceback efforts have begun, but the FDA has not reported which food or foods are being traced.

An outbreak of Listeria infections has been declared over. Bagged salad is the suspected source of the pathogen. Based on an epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sick people reported eating salad mixes before they got sick.

The CDC, FDA, and state and local partners conducted epidemiological and traceback investigations and collected and analyzed finished product and environmental samples. All samples collected during the study were reported negative for Listeria monocytogenes. The products that are making people sick during this outbreak are no longer on the market and no longer have a shelf life. According to the FDA, there is no ongoing risk to the public.

For an outbreak of Salmonella Irumu infections, the FDA has still not identified a source of the pathogen. The agency has begun traceback efforts, but has not reported which food or foods are being traced. The number of patients has risen to 32.

For an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections, the FDA has not yet identified a source of the pathogen, but has begun testing samples. The agency did not report which food or foods are being tested.

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