April 2006

April 2006
Journal of Food Protection, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 826-834(9)
Folsom, James P. et al
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Strains of Listeria monocytogenes differ in their ability to form biofilms. The objectives of this study were to determine whether genetically related strains have similar biofilm-forming capacities and what effect nutrient concentration has on the…

April 2006
Journal of Food Protection, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 820-825(6)
Sinigaglia, Milena et al
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In this study, the effects of packaging atmosphere (air and modified atmosphere, 65% N2, 30% CO2, and 5% O2), temperature (2, 4, 8, and 12″C) and inoculum size (low inoculum, 102 CFU/g; high inoculum, 5 ?…

April 2006
Journal of Food Protection, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 815-819(5)
Chou, Chung-His et al
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Raw channel catfish fillets collected from three processing plants during four time periods were tested for the presence of Listeria species. Listeria monocytogenes was the predominant Listeria species found in these catfish fillets, with 25 to…

April 2006
Journal of Food Protection, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 801-814(14)
Beuchat, Larry R. et al
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The objectives of this study were to determine the death rates of Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes in three commercially manufactured full-fat ranch salad dressings, three reduced-fat ranch salad dressings, two full-fat blue…

April 2006
Journal of Food Protection, Volume 69, Number 4, April 2006, pp. 794-800(7)
Nightingale, K.K.et al
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Italian-style salami batter (formulated with pork shoulder) was inoculated with ca. 7.0 log CFU/g of either Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes. Salami links (55-mm cellulose casings) were fermented at 30″C for 24, 40, or 72 h and then…

April 11, 2006
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Ahmed ElAmin
A new Listeria assay allows processors to simultaneous detect and differentiate between two species in a single test for food products.
Increasing regulatory emphasis on food safety in plants and the cost of recalls has spurred food companies to seek faster ways of detecting pathogens.
bioMÈrieux said its new Vidas Lduo test now enables the simultaneous detection and differentiation of Listeria spp and Listeria monocytogenes in a single test.Continue Reading Listeria test speeds up detection process, company claims

Recall Release CLASS I RECALL
FSIS-RC-012-2006 HEALTH RISK: HIGH
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Amanda Eamich
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2005 – Town and Country Meats, a Greene, Maine, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 92 pounds of ham salad that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
The following product is subject to recall:
* 2-pound plastic tubs of “TOWN & COUNTRY FOODS, HAM SALAD.” Each package bears the establishment number “Est. 9710” inside the USDA mark of inspection, as well as the product code, “00906” or “00936.”
The ham salad was produced on March 31 and April 3, 2006, and was distributed to retail establishments in Maine.Continue Reading Maine Firm Recalls Ham Salad for Possible Listeria Contamination

Wednesday, April 05, 2006
BY MARY ANN CASTRONOVO FUSCO
For the Star-Ledger
Among the traditional foods served at Passover, few are as powerful — both literally and figuratively — as horseradish.
“When it comes time to use it ritually in the Seder service, boy, does it bring tears to people’s eyes — which is what it’s supposed to do,” observed Rabbi Norman Patz of Temple Shalom in Cedar Grove, a Reform congregation. The most pungent cultivated root on earth, horseradish is customarily used for the maror or bitter herbs, ceremony within the Passover Seder, which recalls the bitterness of the Jews’ captivity in Egypt. “I can’t think of anybody that uses anything else,” said Rabbi Patz.
During the Seder, the maror is consumed twice: on its own, and then in the korech, a type of sandwich made with matzo and charoset, a mixture of apples or other sweet fruit, such as dates, nuts, cinnamon and wine. This bittersweet aspect of the meal drives home the message that “in times of freedom there is knowledge of servitude and in times of bondage there is the hope of redemption,” explained Rabbi Patz.Continue Reading Don’t pass over the horseradish