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April 20th, 2013 
Peter Nolan
Updated
A batch of dodgy profiteroles are being blamed on a listeria outbreak that could have spread across 13 public hospitals in Sydney.
The NSW Department of Health says that so far three patients, including a terminally ill man at Campbelltown Hospital who has since died, have tested positive for listeriosis.
The two other patients, one from Concord hospital and another from the Royal Prince Alfred are responding well to treatment.
The profiteroles which were made by Rich Products Australia have since been withdrawn from all patient meals.
An investigation into the outbreak which is believed to have occurred between mid-March and April 16 is ongoing.
NSW Director of Health Protection Jeremy McAnulty says the risk of further cases is low but if people are concerned they should seek medical advice.
“If people did eat profiteroles in one of the hospitals in central or southwest Sydney and they get the symptoms of listeria then they should see their doctor,” he said.
“We’ve withdrawn them from serving to paitents.”
The department says symptoms of listeria include fever, muscle aches and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and diarrhoea.
In the more severe form, symptoms also include collapse and shock.
NSW Health says an investigation into the infection is ongoing and the risk of further cases is low.
Topics:
food-processing,
food-poisoning,
health,
diseases-and-disorders,
sydney-2000,
nsw,
australia
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