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More than 350 frozen fruit and vegetable products under 42 brand names have been recalled after being linked to listeria.
The original recall announcement, made by CRF Frozen Foods on April 26, has since been expanded to include 358 products under 42 different brand names.
The Centers for Disease Control said the recall by CRF Frozen Foods began in April and was expanded on Monday to include organic and traditional frozen vegetable and fruit products processed in the company's Pasco facility since May 1, 2014, according to the Associated Press.
The CDC reports that the listeria outbreak, which began in September 2013, has already sickened at least eight people around the country.
“CDC has informed CRF Frozen Foods that the government has identified seven people from three states who became ill and were hospitalized due to Listeria,” a CRF statement reads. “Some of these illnesses have been linked to consuming CRF-manufactured or processed products.”
Although two people have since died, one in Maryland and another in Washington, health officials have not connected their deaths to the listeria outbreak.
According to the CDC, the frozen products being recalled have already been sold in all 50 U.S. states, as well as the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.
Please click here for a full list of products and brands affected by the expanded CRF Frozen Foods recall.
