California’s health agency has joined a probe into an outbreak of listeria linked to caramel apples that has sickened 29 and killed five.
Customers should avoid Happy Apple-brand caramel apples because they may be contaminated, the California Department of Public Health said in a statement yesterday. The outbreak appears to involve multiple caramel-apple brands sold in 10 states, the agency said.
The state is joining investigations by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Happy Apple Co. is voluntarily recalling its apples, which were manufactured between Aug. 25 and Nov. 23, according to a statement from the Washington, Missouri-based company.
Listeria infections are especially dangerous for newborns, pregnant women, older people and anyone with a weakened immune system, according to the CDC. The germ sickens about 1,600 in the U.S. every year and is the third-leading cause of death from food poisoning. Most people who get the infections have to be hospitalized, and one in five of them dies.
The CDC has warned consumers not to eat any apples with toppings such as sprinkles until it can determine the scope of the outbreak.
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