Listeria outbreak with ties to SC establishment leaves infant dead, officials say

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. HERE’S CAROLYN, NIGEL, WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. A SNOWY MORNING IN PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA CLEARING SKIES AND TURNING COLD AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND. COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU HOW LONG THAT LASTS. CONSTRUCTION COULD FACTOR INTO PEOPLE’S THANKSGIVING TRAVEL PLANS. I’M REY LLERENA GSP WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT PENDING ACCREDITATION, WE’LL HAVE A FIRST CLASS INAUGURAL CLASS WILL BE IN THE FALL OF 2026 YEARS IN THE MAKING, AND A FIRST FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY BREAKING GROUND ON A NEW PROGRAM AT THE COLLEGE. ROUND TWO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IS JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY, AND OUR GAME OF THE WEEK IS A GOOD ONE. A REGION RIVALRY BETWEEN GREENWOOD AND HILLCREST. I’LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT COMING. YOUR WAY IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. WE BEGIN WITH WEATHER TONIGHT AT SIX. ANOTHER LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY. FOLKS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WOKE UP TO SNOW SHOWERS. A LOOK AT THE DUSTING THIS MORNING AND A LIVE LOOK AT ASHEVILLE TONIGHT. A CODE PURPLE IS IN EFFECT IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. EMERGENCY SHELTERS ARE OPEN FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DURING THIS COLD WEATHER. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRIS JUSTICE JOINS US NOW. AND CHRIS, WARMING UP OVER THE WEEKEND, WARMING UP SLIGHTLY. YEAH. TOMORROW WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER JUST BECAUSE OF THE WINDS WILL BE LOWER. THAT’S WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS TODAY. IS IT JUST KIND OF CUT THROUGH YOU WHEN YOU’RE OUTSIDE. 55 IS CHILLY. YES, BUT THAT’S USUALLY DOABLE. BUT WHEN YOU ADD IN THAT WIND, IT ADDS INSULT TO INJURY. THERE’S SOME MORE SNOW COMING INTO THE MOUNTAINS UP THROUGH BOONE. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE STARTING TO PICK UP, UP THROUGH YANCEY, MITCHELL COUNTIES AND MORE TO BE HAD UP TOWARD THE NORTH. IT WILL BE SPILLING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR. TRACKING THAT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. WE’VE HAD FLURRIES AT THE BILTMORE FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD HENDERSONVILLE TODAY, BUT NOT REALLY ACCUMULATING TO MUCH, AND NO IMPACTS THERE. BUT HIGHER UP. BOY, THAT WAS SOME PRETTY GOOD SNOW IN SOME OF THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IT’S 39 RIGHT NOW IN ASHEVILLE, 45 IN SPARTANBURG. IT’S 47 IN GREENVILLE. AS WE LOOK AT THE WINDS, 5 TO 10MPH. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GUSTS, THAT’S WHAT’S BEEN. SO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF IMPACTFUL TODAY. IS IT KIND OF REALLY GUSTS UP AT TIMES 22 TO 17MPH ACROSS. THERE. THAT MAKES THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE IN THE LOW 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE LOW 40S IN THE UPSTATE. NOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THESE CLEAR SKIES ARE GOING TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE TO TUMBLE ON DOWN. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE IN THE 30S BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, CLOSE TO FREEZING YET AGAIN. COMING UP, I’M TRACKING THE WEEKEND FOR YOU. PLUS SOME RAIN YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FOR THANKSGIVING WEEK. CHRIS. THANK YOU. TONIGHT IN MCDOWELL COUNTY, A WOMAN IS FACING CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A CHILD IN JANUARY. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO RESIST A FLEX ROAD INVOLVING A PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARREST. EMS CREWS SAY THE VICTIM WAS ALREADY DEAD WHEN THEY ARRIVED. 23 YEAR OLD CATHERINE PURDOM OF MARION IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. AN AUTOPSY REVEALED THAT THE VICTIM DIED OF ASPHYXIATION. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THE DEATH WAS FROM UNSAFE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS. AUTHORITIES IN THE MIDLANDS ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN THE UPSTATE, SEARCHING FOR AN ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT. DEPUTIES IN RICHLAND COUNTY ARE SEARCHING FOR 26 YEAR OLD MARCUS GIBBS. DEPUTIES BELIEVE GIBBS WAS MOST RECENTLY IN THE GREENVILLE COUNTY AREA. INVESTIGATORS TELL US GIBBS IS WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST IN COLUMBIA. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE HE IS IS ASKED TO CALL THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE PERSON FOUND DEAD AFTER A HOUSE FIRE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT HAPPENED ON SPRING STREET YESTERDAY MORNING. THEY FOUND 33 YEAR OLD RAYMOND QUARRY’S BODY AFTER EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE CORONER SAYS THE EXACT CAUSE OF DEATH IS STILL PENDING. THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. CIGNA IS RELEASING STATEMENTS AFTER TWO HOSPITAL SYSTEMS ANNOUNCED CHANGES COMING FOR POLICYHOLDERS. SPARTANBURG REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SAYS ITS AGREEMENT WILL COME TO AN END DECEMBER 31ST. CIGNA SAYS IN PART, QUOTE, THEIR UNREASONABLE DEMANDS FOR A 23% RATE INCREASE WITH SIGNIFICANTLY RAISED COSTS FOR LOCAL EMPLOYERS, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY PAY THE BILLS, END QUOTE. WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT CIGNA MEDICARE CONTRACTS AT SPARTANBURG REGIONAL. MEANWHILE, BON SECOURS PLANS TO END PARTICIPATION IN CIGNA’S MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN ON JANUARY FIRST. CIGNA SAYS, IN PART, QUOTE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE REGION AND WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM ON CARE TRANSITION PLANS WHEN NEEDED. END QUOTE. YOU CAN READ THE FULL STATEMENTS ON WYFF4.COM. JUST SEARCH CIGNA. THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY IS EXPECTED TO SEE A RECORD BREAKING WEEK OF TRAVEL. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY FOR FLIERS BEFORE THANKSGIVING. THE TSA EXPECTS MORE THAN 18 MILLION PEOPLE WILL GO THROUGH SECURITY ACROSS THE U.S. FOR THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. MEANWHILE, WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BIGGEST BIG, THE BIGGEST TRAVEL DAY FOR DRIVERS. TRIPLE A PROJECTS. A RECORD 71.7 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY CAR FOR THE HOLIDAY. TRIPLE A ALSO PROJECTS MORE THAN 5.8 MILLION PEOPLE WILL FLY FOR THE HOLIDAY. OFFICIALS AT GSP DETAILED THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT TRAVELERS. OUR REY LLERENA JOINS US LIVE AT THE AIRPORT WITH MORE ON THIS. RAY. GSP OFFICIALS TELL ME THAT THEY ARE EXPECTING 20% MORE SEATS TO BE COMING IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, BUT THEY SAY THOSE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. EARLIER THIS YEAR, OFFICIALS SAY THAT CREWS FINISHED UP PART OF ITS TERMINAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR OFFICIALS SAY, DOUBLED ITS FRONT CURB AND ADDED MORE LANES. HOWEVER, OFFICIALS SAY TWO ROUNDABOUTS ARE STILL BEING WORKED ON THAT LEAD INTO THE PARKING GARAGES, AS WELL AS A NEW PARKING GARAGE SET TO OPEN IN 2026. OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS SIGNAGE DIRECTING DRIVERS AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT FREQUENT FLIERS LIKE SUZANNE MINTON ARE EXPECT ARE EXPECTING A BUSY TRAVEL WEEK. IT’S GOING TO BE CRAZY. THERE’S NO WAY AROUND IT. EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET HOME TO THEIR LOVED ONES AT THANKSGIVING, SO I GUESS MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS TAKE A DEEP BREATH. BE PATIENT, BE KIND, AND BE THANKFUL THAT YOU GET TO TRAVEL. OFFICIALS ARE ASKING TRAVELERS TO ARRIVE TWO HOURS BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT TO MAKE SURE THEY AVOID ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. THEY ALSO SAY PEOPLE CAN PRE-BOOK PARKING ONLINE TO RESERVE A SPOT IN A LOT. OFFICIALS SAY THOSE ROUNDABOUTS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN EARLY 2025. REPORTING LIVE AT GSP REY LLERENA COCO GAUFF NEWS FOUR. STILL WINDY OUT THERE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE’S ANNUAL ROLLING THUNDER OPERATION HAS NOW COME TO AN END. IT IS THE WEEK OF INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT ZEROES IN ON I-85 AND 26 LOOKING FOR DRUGS STOLEN ITEMS AND TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. EARLIER TODAY, SHERIFF CHUCK WRIGHT TALKED ABOUT WHAT AUTHORITIES CONFISCATED. THE SHERIFF SAYS BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS, THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFER. I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WHAT WE GOT OFF THE STREET, ABOUT 90% OF IT, WAS COMING TO SPARTANBURG COUNTY, NOT JUST PASSING THROUGH. SHERIFF WRIGHT SAYS THEY SEIZED OVER 300 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA, 31 POUNDS OF THC WAX AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH. LET’S TURN TO SPORTS NOW AND WEEK TWO OF THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. IT IS WIN OR GO HOME ALL ACROSS THE UPSTATE, INCLUDING DOWN IN GREENWOOD, WHERE THE EAGLES ARE PLAYING. PLANNING TO HOST HILLCREST. OUR CHASE JUSTICE IS LIVE IN GREENWOOD WITH MORE AHEAD OF THE BIG GAME. CHASE DANA GRIFFIN. HEY, NIGEL AND CAROL, IT IS DO OR DIE HERE AT THE J.W. BABB STADIUM, WHERE THE GREENWOOD EAGLES ARE SET TO HOST THEIR FIRST HOME PLAYOFF GAME IN TWO SEASONS. WELCOMING IN A FAMILIAR OPPONENT THE HILLCREST RAMS, THE SAME TEAM WHO THEY BEAT ON THE ROAD IN SIMPSONVILLE JUST THREE WEEKS AGO. BUT ON THE RAMS SIDE, THIS TEAM HAS CHANGED SOME THINGS UP SINCE THAT LAST LOSS TO GREENWOOD, MOVING QUARTERBACK CALEB SUTTON OUT WIDE TO WIDE RECEIVER, JOINING FELLOW WIDEOUT WESTON WILLIS, WHO’S JUST THREE YARDS SHY OF HILLCREST SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING YARDS RECORD. WHILE GREENWOOD HASN’T LOST IN THE PAST MONTH, THREE STRAIGHT WINS, INCLUDING GETTING ONE OVER HILLCREST 38 TO 16 TO KICK OFF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. WE’LL GO DOWN, BUT WE PLAYED REALLY WELL THAT NIGHT. BUT YOU KNOW, HILLCREST ALSO HELPED US OUT A LOT. YOU KNOW, THEY TURNED THE BALL OVER FOUR TIMES AND GAVE US A LOT OF SHORT FIELDS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE WERE ABLE TO PRESSURE THEIR QUARTERBACK AND DO SOME THOSE TYPE THINGS AND AND BUT AGAIN THEY’VE GOT SOME EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED PLAYERS AND, AND IT IS HARD TO BEAT A TEAM TWICE IN THE SAME SEASON, ESPECIALLY ON THIS THIS KIND OF SHORT OF A TURNAROUND IN MY DREAMS. NOW GREENWOOD WILL RETURN TO THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO WEEKS AFTER LOCKING UP A FIRST ROUND BYE, WHILE HILLCREST HAD TO BEAT NATION FORD IN ORDER TO GET TO THIS POINT. NOW, COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, WE’LL HEAR FROM GREENWOOD’S HEAD COACH, CHRIS LINER, AHEAD OF THIS BIG GAME AS HE HOPES TO LEAD HIS EAGLES TEAM BACK TO THE UPPER STATE SEMIS. UNTIL THEN, REPORTING LIVE IN

Listeria outbreak with ties to Spartanburg establishment leaves infant dead, officials say

Updated: 11:15 PM EST Nov 22, 2024

A listeria outbreak has been tied to an establishment in Spartanburg, South Carolina.(Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines)According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Yu Shang Food, Inc., recalled approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products within their shelf life that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Some products were originally recalled on Nov. 9.All ready-to-eat products produced prior to Oct. 28, 2024, are subject to recall.View the full recall product list, here.View recalled product labels, here.On Friday, health officials reported that a California infant and at least 10 other people have been sickened by the recalled product.The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These affected foods were shipped to retail locations nationwide, and as of Friday, illnesses have been reported in four states.The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing of the finished product produced by Yu Shang Food on Oct. 21. The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said nine of the 11 people sickened have been hospitalized.FSIS is concerned some affected product may still be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. The products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Refrigerators, containers and other surfaces that may have touched the foods should be cleaned and sanitized.People get listeria poisoning after eating foods contaminated with the bacteria. Listeria poisoning symptoms include:fevermuscle achesheadachestiff neckconfusion loss of balanceconvulsionsdiarrhea In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems have a higher chance of having serious or sometimes fatal infections.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. —

A listeria outbreak has been tied to an establishment in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines)

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Yu Shang Food, Inc., recalled approximately 72,240 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products within their shelf life that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. Some products were originally recalled on Nov. 9.

All ready-to-eat products produced prior to Oct. 28, 2024, are subject to recall.

View the full recall product list, here.

View recalled product labels, here.

On Friday, health officials reported that a California infant and at least 10 other people have been sickened by the recalled product.

The products subject to recall bear establishment number “P-46684” or “EST. M46684” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These affected foods were shipped to retail locations nationwide, and as of Friday, illnesses have been reported in four states.

The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine testing of the finished product produced by Yu Shang Food on Oct. 21. The product tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said nine of the 11 people sickened have been hospitalized.

FSIS is concerned some affected product may still be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. The products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. Refrigerators, containers and other surfaces that may have touched the foods should be cleaned and sanitized.

People get listeria poisoning after eating foods contaminated with the bacteria. Listeria poisoning symptoms include:

• fever
• muscle aches
• headache
• stiff neck
• confusion
• loss of balance
• convulsions
• diarrhea

In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. Older adults and people with weakened immune systems have a higher chance of having serious or sometimes fatal infections.