The 86 products were commonly available and for sale at retailers and food service locations, including convenience stores, hospitals, hotels, airports, and airlines

Ready-to-eat foods under investigation in four states Elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals at greater risk from Listeria

Listeria can survive and grow in refrigerated food. It can be killed by heating foods to “steaming hot,” or 165 degrees Fahrenheit, the CDC says. But that’s not always possible — or palatable — for foods that are made to be eaten cold.

A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people in the U.S., and a producer is voluntarily recalling dozens of products sold to retail stores, hospitals,