Articles Tagged with ''Listeria monocytogenes''

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), Arlington, Va., unveiled the Food Safety Zone, a one-stop food safety resource for all frozen food companies.

Earlier this month, two products produced under the Dietz & Watson label by cheesemaker Deutsch Kase Haus, Middlebury, Ind., were voluntarily recalled because they may have contained Listeria monocytogenes.

Food processors and service labs who need a fast, accurate test for Listeria can now use the latest BAX System assay from DuPont Nutrition & Health, Wilmington, Del., to enhance their food protection programs.

Alpine Slicing & Cheese Conversion, Monroe, Wis., installed RGF's Guardian Air-in-duct PHI units following an incident with a Listeria contamination.

Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic bacterium that can contaminate foods and cause a mild illness or, in some cases, a severe life-threatening disease. Some of the foods that have been implicated in listeria outbreaks have been ready-to-eat foods (RTE), which sometimes can support the growth of the organism to high numbers.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods: What were last year’s most pressing refrigerated food safety issues?

Canada's recent food poisoning crisis with processed meats now has been traced to mechanical areas deep within two meat slicers at Maple Leaf Foods' Bartor Road plant in Toronto.