Missouri Firm Recalling Caramel Apples Over Possible Listeria Contamination
FELTON (CBS/AP) -- A Missouri firm is recalling its Happy Apple brand caramel apples because of the potential that they could be contaminated with listeria.
The recall comes after at least three deaths and at least 29 illnesses in 10 states have been linked to an outbreak of the deadly bacteria.
A Santa Cruz County woman's family says she died after eating a contaminated apple she bought from a local Safeway store. That woman's family is suing the grocery chain.
Happy Apple Co. of Washington, Missouri, said in a statement Wednesday that one of the apple suppliers to its California facility reports that there may be a connection between the listeria outbreak and the apples it had supplied. The recall covers 31 states.
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing to advise consumers not to eat prepacked, commercially produced whole caramel apples.
© Copyright 2014 by CBS San Francisco and Bay City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.