| Literature DB >> 18847382 |
Irene B Hanning1, Michael G Johnson, Steven C Ricke.
Abstract
The most recent outbreaks of listeriosis have been traced back to contaminated ready-to-eat (RTE) poultry and meat products. However, Listeria monocytogenes can be isolated from every food group, including fresh vegetables. This review is focused on one of the most popular RTE vegetable products, precut prepackaged lettuce. The available literature concerning Listeria contamination of vegetables is reviewed, and possible reasons why no recent outbreaks or sporadic cases of listeriosis due to contaminated precut prepackaged lettuce are explored.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18847382 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0142
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Foodborne Pathog Dis ISSN: 1535-3141 Impact factor: 3.171