"Cheesemaker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Listeria Outbreak"
TL;DR
Former raw milk cheese maker Johannes Vulto and his company pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal listeria outbreak from 2016 to 2017, after environmental swabs at the Vulto Creamery facility repeatedly tested positive for listeria bacteria. The outbreak resulted in eight hospitalizations and two deaths, leading to a full recall of the company's products. Vulto will be sentenced on July 9, and prosecutors emphasized the importance of consumer trust in food safety.
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- Upstate NY creamery owner admits to selling raw milk cheese that led to 2 deaths from listeria outbreak syracuse.com
- New York cheese producer pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak that killed 2, hospitalized 8 ABC News
- Cheesemaker Johannes Vulto pleads guilty to causing listeria outbreak USA TODAY
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