On September 14, 2012, Forever Cheese, Inc. issued an expanded recall of all lots and production codes of Frescolina Marte brand ricotta salata cheese and issued a market withdrawal of all cheeses… Continue Reading
Listeria Resources
Subscribe to the Listeria Resources Section RSS FeedColorado Cantaloupe Growers Try to Regroup
It pales in comparison to the overwhelming human costs of the last summers cantaloupe listeria outbreak, but of course, it’s bad for business too. Andy Nelson at The Grower wrote… Continue Reading
Eating Healthy While Pregnant – Avoiding Listeria
There was an informative article today written by Grace Derocha on healthy eating for pregnant women. It included some information on avoiding listeria: Listeria — and any foodborne illness for… Continue Reading
Food Safety Advice on Cantaloupe and Listeria
The frightening news about the outbreak of listeria tied to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms and Frontera Produce continues to pour forth. The latest count has 133 ill and 28 dead… Continue Reading
Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Cantaloupe Sickens 109 with 21 Deaths
Ongoing collaborative investigations by local, state, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that the source of the outbreak is whole cantaloupe grown at Jensen Farms’ production fields in… Continue Reading
Marler Clark Clients Call for Listeria Cantaloupe Hearings
Dear Chairman Upton and Chairman Stearns: We are the husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and children of some of the 109 people from 24 states whose lives have ended,… Continue Reading
Listeria Cantaloupe Took Marler Clark’s Client’s Independence
Cancer Patients at Five-Fold Risk of Listeria Infection
Research by the United Kingdom Health Protection Agency has shown that cancer patients have a five-fold increased risk of developing listeria than people with other underlying conditions – and those… Continue Reading
Nanoparticle’s to the rescue against Listeria?
A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes. Yuan… Continue Reading