"I-FDA, kanye ne-CDC kanye nozakwethu besifunda kanye nabasekhaya, basebenzela ukuphenya ngokuqubuka kwezifo eziningi ze-Listeria monocytogenes. Kuze kube manje, kubikwe isampula enhle yenhlanganisela yesaladi ye-Fresh Express Sweet Hearts ehambisana nokuqubuka kwesifo. IFresh Express ikhumbule imikhiqizo ngokuzithandela futhi abathengi bayelulekwa ukuthi bangadli, bathengise noma banikeze noma yimiphi imikhiqizo ebuyisiwe. Uphenyo lwethu lusaqhubeka, futhi sizoqhubeka nokuxhumana uma ngabe imikhiqizo eyengeziwe iyathinteka.
“Kubikwe abantu abayishumi abahaqwe yilesi sifo ezifundazweni eziyisishiyagalombili. Isampula ye-Fresh Express epakishwe kusengaphambili ye-romaine ne-sweet butter lettuce yaqoqwa Umnyango Wezolimo Nokuthuthukiswa Kwezindawo Zasemakhaya waseMichigan njengengxenye yemizamo yawo evamile yokusampula. Isampula kuhlolwe ukuthi line-Listeria monocytogenes futhi lalifana nesifo sokuqubuka. Ngokunikezwa kwalokhu, iFresh Express iyeke ngokuzithandela ukukhiqiza esikhungweni sabo i-Streamwood, e-Illinois, futhi yaqala ukukhumbula izinhlobo ezithile zamasaladi anelebula elizimele elikhiqizwa kuleso sikhungo.
“Sizoqhubeka nokusebenzisana nozakwethu kanye neFresh Express ukuthola umsuka walokhu kuqubuka. Sizibophezele ekwenzeni izinto obala kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezibuyekezo njengoba sifunda okwengeziwe phakathi nophenyo lwethu lokulandela umkhondo.”
Ulwazi Olwengeziwe:
• I-US Food and Drug Administration, kanye ne-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kanye nozakwethu besifunda nabasendaweni, basebenzela ukuphenya ukuqubuka kwezifo ze-Listeria monocytogenes ezihambisana nokusetshenziswa kwesaladi epakishiwe.
• Kuze kube manje, lokhu kuqubuka kuhlotshaniswe nezifo eziyi-10, ukulaliswa esibhedlela eziyi-10 kanye nokufa oyedwa okuthathe lezi zifundazwe ezilandelayo: IL, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA kanye ne-VA. Ukugula kuqale ngezinsuku ezisukela kuJulayi 26, 2016, kuya ku-Oct. 19, 2021.
• Abathengi abanezimpawu ze-listeriosis kufanele bathinte umhlinzeki wabo wezempilo. Abantu abaningi abane-listeriosis bahlanganisa imfiva, ubuhlungu bemisipha, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza kanye nesifo sohudo. Uma kuvela uhlobo olubi kakhulu lwe-listeriosis, izimpawu zingase zihlanganise ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukuqina kwentamo, ukudideka, ukulahlekelwa ibhalansi kanye nokudlikizela. Kwabancane kakhulu, asebekhulile kanye namasosha omzimba asengozini, i-listeriosis ingaholela ekufeni.
• I-Fresh Express iyeke ngokuzithandela ukukhiqiza esikhungweni sabo sase-Streamwood, e-Illinois, futhi yaqala ukukhumbula izinhlobo ezithile zemikhiqizo yesaladi enelebula elizimele elikhiqizwe esikhungweni senkampani e-Streamwood, e-Illinois. Ukukhumbula kubandakanya zonke Izinsuku Zokusebenzisa-Ngezinto zesaladi ezintsha ezinamakhodi omkhiqizo Z324 kuya ku-Z350.
• Abathengi, izindawo zokudlela kanye nezitolo, akufanele badle, badayise noma banikeze amasaladi asepakishiwe abuyiselwe emuva. Uhlu olugcwele lwemikhiqizo ebuyisiwe luyatholakala kuwebhusayithi ye-FDA.
• I-FDA incoma ukuthi noma ubani othole imikhiqizo ebuyiselwe emuva asebenzise ukuqapha okwengeziwe ekuhlanzeni nasekuhlanzeni noma yiziphi izindawo neziqukathi okungenzeka zihlangane nale mikhiqizo ukuze kwehliswe ingcuphe yokungcoliseka. I-Listeria ingaphila emazingeni okushisa ayisiqandisi futhi ingasakazeka kalula kokunye ukudla nendawo.
• Lolu uphenyo oluqhubekayo, futhi ulwazi olwengeziwe luzohlinzekwa uma lutholakala.
Izinsiza ezengeziwe:
• Uphenyo Lokuqubuka kwe-Listeria monocytogenes: Isaladi Epakishwe Nge-Express (December 2021)
• I-Fresh Express Imemezela Ukukhunjulwa Kwemikhiqizo Emisha Yesaladi Ngenxa Yengozi Engaba Khona Yezempilo
• Ulwazi lwe-FDA Listeriosis
• Amathiphu Okuphepha Kokudla Kwabathengisi Nabathengi Ngesikhathi Sokugqashuka
• Izinsiza Zokuphepha Kokudla Zabathumeli Bomkhiqizo kanye Nabathwali Ngesikhathi Sokuqubuka Kwezifo Ezibangelwa Ukudla
Othintana Nabezindaba: Kim DiFonzo, 240-651-4191
Imibuzo yabathengi: 888-723-3366
