Global progress made against Listeria

摘要

Significant strides have been made in reducing Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in the United States and other countries, thanks to aggressive food and equipment testing and zero tolerance for the bacteria, according to an expert panel at the 2010 Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting & Food Expo.rnIn 2003, the US undertook a concerted effort to reduce Lm after two years of listeriosis outbreaks associated with ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, said Daniel Engeljohn, PhD, deputy assistant administrator, Office of Policy andrnProgram Development, and acting assistant administrator, Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, at the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.