Nine people hospitalized in listeria outbreak linked to South Carolina food processor

An infant in California also died from the disease that US health officials have linked to Yu Shang Food Inc

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from a South Carolina food processor has caused 11 illnesses in four states, with nine hospitalizations and the death of an infant, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The outbreak was traced to Yu Shang Food Inc, a Spartanburg-based company. Its products were shipped to retailers nationwide and were available online. A recall of 72,000lbs of meat and poultry products was issued because of possible listeria contamination is in effect, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in an advisory.