Listeria alert

摘要

Listeria is a stealthy, hardy foe. It can contaminate food at any point during the production process. It can survive and thrive under inhospitable conditions. It can also be deadly to high-risk groups of people who are vulnerable to its toxic effects. Federal public-health and food-safety agencies are working to raise awareness about Listeria monocyto-genes (Lm). The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently hosted a teleconference with officials from the US Dept. of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration aimed at warning con- sumers about the dangers of Listeria.