The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that frozen shake cartons supplied to nursing homes and long-term care facilities are being recalled following their link to a listeria outbreak that has resulted in at least 11 deaths.
The outbreak is tied to Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial supplemental shakes, the FDA confirmed in a Feb. 21 statement. So far, 38 people across 21 states have fallen ill, with 37 hospitalizations and 11 fatalities.
According to available data, 34 out of 38 affected individuals were either living in long-term care facilities or had been hospitalized before developing symptoms. Facility records indicate that nutritional shakes are commonly provided to residents….