Foodborne bacteria such as listeria can adapt to cleaning methods in ready-to-eat food factories, new research suggests, pointing to a potential explanation for high levels of infections.
The US Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate the outbreak, which it has now linked to Soft Serve On The Go cups made by the Brooklyn, New York-based manufacturer.
Class members are seeking damages of more than $5m and want to take the firm to a jury trial for ‘omitting and not disclosing’ that the ice creams contained Listeria monocytogenes.
The former Blue Bell Creameries executive has pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count and will pay a fine, but the most serious charges against him were dropped.
Lorrainville, Quebec-based artisanal cheese maker Le Fromage au Village has withdrawn all of its cheeses from the market ‘as a precautionary measure’, the company confirmed.
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision whether to convict or acquit the former president of Blue Bell Creameries for allegedly concealing from the public why contaminated ice cream was being pulled from shelves.
Texas-based ice-cream producer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. has come to an agreement with the US Department of Justice regarding a recall of products in 2015.
Despite widespread distribution of Listeria tainted ice cream not many illnesses were reported due to low contamination levels in a product that does not support growth, according to a study.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream has been “aggressively searching for Listeria” ever since the US Midwestern ice cream chain first discovered the harmful human pathogen in its Ohio production facilities last year.
Cross contamination of cut and repackaged cheeses formed part of a Listeria outbreak that sickened 22 people and was linked to four deaths, according to a study.
The first reported foodborne listeriosis outbreak in Portugal highlights the need for an effective surveillance system for early detection and prompt submission of isolates for typing, according to researchers.
A New York cheese producer hit with a consent decree of permanent injunction due to Listeria contamination has said it was unclear on what needed to be done to be in compliance.
Two outbreaks of Listeria in Austria which killed eight people were distinct and did not recently evolve from a common ancestor, according to research.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the registration of Roos Foods, which is at the centre of a Listeria outbreak linked to the death of one person, after an inspection uncovered unsanitary conditions.
Microbiological criteria for Listeria are not always strictly adhered to in ready-to-eat foods leading to an increased risk of infection, according to a study by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).
Arla Foods has initiated a recall in Canada for an imported brand of gorgonzola cheese over concerns the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Food safety chiefs in Australia and New Zealand are calling for the approval of a processing aid developed by a Dutch company that combats Listeria on a host of food products.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to halt production at a New York cheese manufacturing facility after numerous food safety failures.
US health authorities have issued a warning in relation to a variety of cheese and dairy products potentially contaminated with listeria monocytogenes – weeks after Canadian officials recalled the same products.
Several dairy products, potentially contaminated with listeria, remained on the market over a month after an initial manufacturer recall because of an administration blunder, Canadian food safety authorities have revealed.
The administrator of Quenby Hall Dairy has admitted defeat in its efforts to sell the business, which produced Stilton on a site where some of first examples of the cheese were made over 250 years ago.
High pressure-processing combined with mint essential oil could be a promising technique for reducing Listeria risk in yoghurt-based drinks with no significant impacts to their quality attributes, claims new research.
About 5 per cent of mixed raw vegetable salads in the UK are
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a national
survey that uncovered two products with levels above the EU's
regulatory limit.
A new DNA-based test machine for identifying deadly bacteria is
faster, easier to use and more precise than some methods currently
used by food and beverage processors, according to research by the
US's department of agriculture.
Food scientists continue to roll out tools in the fight against
foodborne pathogens as researchers in the US design a new biosensor
to detect the potentially deadly bacteria Listeria
monocytogenes.
A new tool for subtyping strains of Listeria monocytogenes
bacteria that cause foodborne illness has been developed in America
by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
