Listeria
Definition
Listeria is a bacteria found in soil and water and some animals, including poultry and cattle. It can also be present in raw milk and foods also made from raw milk.
Listeria is found in ready-to-eat deli meats and hot dogs, unpasteurized milk products, soft cheese made with unpasteurized milk, refrigerated smoked seafood
Prevention
- Do not drink raw mil or eat foods that have unpasteurized milk in them.
- Wash hands, knives, countertops, and cutting boards after handling and preparing uncooked foods.
- Rinse raw produce thoroughly before eating.
- Keep uncooked meats, poultry, and seafood SEPARATE from vegetables, fruits, cooked foods, and ready-to-eat foods.
- Consume perishable and ready-to-eat foods as soon as possible.
Listeria found in Green Beans
General Mills Inc. is voluntarily recalling a small amount of frozen Cascadian Farm Cut Green Beans after a package tested positive for listeria, the second listeria-related recall for this brand of green bean this year. Food-safety experts say listeria is a particularly tricky and virulent pathogen that blossoms in refrigerated environments.