Listeria monocytogenes

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Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts

polite9 hours ago018 mins

In the last few years, foodborne pathogens have had devastating consequences that alarmed the public. Bacteria in infant formula sickened babies. Deli meat ridden with listeria killed 10 people and led to 60 hospitalizations in 19 states. Lead-laden applesauce pouches poisoned young children. In each outbreak, state and federal officials connected the dots from each…

US FDA recalls broccoli from stores due to contamination and risk of death: Here’s all about it – The Times of India

polite1 month ago24 mins

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has elevated the risk warning for broccoli sold at Walmart. The warning, which was originally issued in December, has been increased to the highest recall category of the FDA, reports have said.“This advisory is being initiated due to possibility of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was…