Listeria Death Rate Shows U.S. Food Safety Shortcomings
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One in five Americans sickened by listeria over a three-year period died, according to government data that highlight how little has been done to curtail the pathogen linked to tainted cheese and produce.
Listeria sickened 1,651 people from 2009-2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said in a report today. Twenty percent of those stricken died, primarily the elderly and prenatal babies who were stillborn or miscarried.