A second infant has died in an 8-state listeria outbreak linked to recalled Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, according to federal health officials. The products were sold online and at retail locations nationwide, according to federal health officials.
Nineteen cases are confirmed, including 17 hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its latest update. States with confirmed illnesses include: California, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Tennessee.
Seven of those illnesses are pregnancy-related, the CDC said.
In California, a mother and her twins were sick and both infants died, but because listeria was only found in a sample from the mother and one twin, only the mother and one twin are included in the confirmed cases of the epidemic.
In Tennessee, a mother and her baby became ill and the baby died.
The samples from the sick people were collected between October 24, 2021 and October 28, 2024, the agency said.
The outbreak may be higher than reported, the CDC said, because people who got sick may not have been tested for listeria. It takes 3-4 weeks to determine if someone was part of an outbreak.
Listeria can be especially harmful to pregnant people, people aged 65 or older, and those with weakened immune systems.
People affected by the outbreak said they purchased their food from several stores and online where Yu Shang food products are sold.
Those with recalled products should throw them away or return them, officials urged. Manufactured before October 28, 2024, the recalled products concern those bearing the label “Yu Shang” or “Yushang” (establishment number “P46684” or “EST. M46684”).
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In late November, Spartanburg, South Carolina-based Yu Shang Food recalled approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, expanding its earlier recall of 4,589 pounds of product.
Here are the names of the recalled Yu Shang Food products, according to a list updated by the USDA:
- Japanese chasu pork belly
- Braised pork belly with brown sauce
- Seasoned pork trotters
- Seasoned pork shank
- Chinese brand spicy duck head
- Yushang brand cooked chicken
- Chinese brand spicy duck neck
- Bazhen Seasoned Whole Chicken
- Chinese brand spicy duck tongues
- Chinese brand spicy duck wings
- Chinese brand chicken feet
- Yushang sausage made from pork and chicken
- Seasoned pork tongues
- Seasoned chicken thigh quarter
- Braised beef shank
- Braised chicken with Sichuan pepper flavor
- Yu Shang brand cooked pork knuckle
- Seasoned pork snout meat
- Spicy pork ear
- Spicy Chicken Gizzards
- Spicy pork trotters
- Lamb’s head soup (frozen)
- Chinese brand spicy chicken feet
- Beef tendon, shank and tripe with chili sauce
- Branded cooked chicken livers
- Marinated chicken feet
- Braised pork with candied vegetables
