Organic pecan shells have antimicrobial properties against Listeria and can meet the demand for natural alternatives for use in organic meat processing.
Bread feeding machines, slicers, conveyor belts and water hoses are the areas most at risk for contamination by L. monocytogenes and continuous monitoring of plant equipment and environment can provide an early warning system for processors, finds a new...
Fonterra Brands Australia has pulled tubs of its vanilla custard off supermarket shelves after a product sample tested positive for listeria monocytogenes.
Biochemicals company Purac has stepped up development in products
that prevent growth of listeria bacterium as reformulation to cut
salt content increases the risk of the food-borne illness.
Chr Hansen is adding a new culture to its SafePro range aimed at
countering the threat of listeria in foods, this time targeted at
killing listeria in ready-to-eat products.
A scientific model relating pathogen survival to cooking
temperatures and time can be used as a processing tool by
manufacturers of ready-to-eat poultry products.
Oxoid has extended its O.B.I.S. range of rapid colourimetric tests
with the launch of O.B.I.S. mono - a biochemical test that
differentiates Listeria monocytogenes from other Listeria species.
A new tool for subtyping strains of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria
has been developed in America by USDA Agricultural Research Service
scientists. The method is set to be particularly useful to test for
strains of the bacteria on...
