New Zealand’s north island has been experiencing some listeria contamination and it has recieved some interesting comment down under. Chris Barton, feature writer for nzheard, raises some pointed questions. Here’s some of what he says:
"Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some explaining to do over their
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration published a "guidance document" in the federal register. The purpose is to provide "guidance for industry control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods.
The "guidance document" is intented as non-binding and for the purpose of generating comments.
So far, we know the American
Another 1,300 children have fallen victims to something consumed at school. This time the product was milk containing Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Children drinking the contaminated milk were attending Kindergartens in Bulgaria.
The Sofia News Agency reports that:
About 1300 children
from Bulgaria’s southern municipalities of Dupnitza, Rila, and Kocherinovo will be examined for the dangerous
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is out with a warning to consumers about 
bratwurst made by J&B Meats. MDA officials says consumers should avoid both the smoked pork and beef bratwurst made by the Barnesville, MN meat company.
MDA officials say the bratwurst may be contaminated with listeria bacteria. They say the problem was
As a dairy farmer and milk processor, the century old Whittier Farms was unique in Massachusetts. The decision announced by Wayne Whittier that the family-owned corporation would not re-open its processing plant comes as no surprise to the hard pressed Massachusetts dairy farm industry.
A half century ago, there were about 5,000 diary farms in
"Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some explaining to do over their 
from Bulgaria’s southern municipalities of Dupnitza, Rila, and Kocherinovo will be examined for the dangerous