The Food and Drug Administration has started an on-site inspection and sampling in a Listeria outbreak that has now sickened 46 people, while the food behind it remains unnamed. The update appeared in FDA's outbreak investigation table, updated Oct. 21, under reference number 1417. The outbreak is listed as active.
An inspection is a step forward, but it does not mean investigators have confirmed a source. FDA has not said which facility it is inspecting, what it is testing, or where the patients live. For families, that means there is still no specific product to remove from the refrigerator, so the practical focus remains on protecting the people most likely to become seriously ill.
