Bacteria: News and Research on Listeria monocytogenes

MeSH tree: B03.510.100.500.500

What we need to know to stop a listeria outbreak

Six people have died and 25 have been hospitalized across 18 states from illness caused by food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes since an outbreak linked to precooked meals was first reported by the U.S. Centers for ...

Plant-based food is not 'safer,' researcher argues

Current knowledge of food safety is based on traditional foods that include animal products. Corresponding knowledge of plant-based foods lags behind. "There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based ...

Recalled pasta meals now linked to 6 deaths across the US

A growing Listeria outbreak linked to recalled pasta meals has now sickened 27 people and caused six deaths across 18 states, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sno Pac recalls frozen spinach sold across the US

A Minnesota-based company is recalling two types of organic frozen spinach sold nationwide because they may be contaminated with Listeria, a bacteria that can cause serious or even life-threatening illness.

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