Listeria

‘Most outbreaks remain undetected’: How the EU is strengthening listeriosis surveillance

22-Aug-2018 By Katy Askew

New data suggests that the current European surveillance system is failing to detect listeriosis outbreaks quickly and accurately, prompting food safety authorities to re-think their approach to tackling the food borne illness.

Listeria in South Africa shows cost of under investment in food safety systems

13-Jun-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

The Listeria outbreak in South Africa shows the cost of under investment in food safety systems, according to experts from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Seven sick and four deaths in Swedish Listeria outbreak

21-May-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

Seven people have been sickened and four have died in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes in Sweden.

News in Brief

Listeria tops INFOSAN cases in Q1 2018

18-May-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

INFOSAN was involved in 16 food safety events involving 106 countries in the first quarter of this year.

South African Listeria outbreak traced to RTE processed meat

05-Mar-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

South African authorities have named Enterprise Foods as the source of the largest ever Listeria outbreak.

More than 800 sickened and 80 dead from Listeria in South Africa

29-Jan-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

The case count in the South African Listeria outbreak has risen again as the search continues to find the source.

Sovereign Foods cleared in South African Listeria outbreak

09-Jan-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

A Sovereign Foods abattoir has been allowed to resume operations after authorities said Listeria found there did not match the outbreak strain that has caused 727 illnesses and 61 deaths.

More than 700 sick and 60 dead in South African Listeria outbreak

04-Jan-2018 By Joseph James Whitworth

More than 700 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases have been reported in an outbreak in South Africa including 61 deaths.

update: DVFA reaction

Four ill and one dead from Listeria in salmon

31-Aug-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Four people have been sickened and one has died from Listeria in salmon processed in Poland and sold in Denmark.

Neogen develops Listeria test with no enrichment

26-Jul-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Neogen Corporation has launched a test that detects Listeria in environmental samples without the need for enrichment.

Roka Bioscience gets AOAC certification for Listeria

13-Jul-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Roka Bioscience has received the AOAC Performance Tested Methods certification from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI).

Eurofins’ Listeria tests backed by AOAC

05-Jul-2017 By staff reporter

Eurofins Scientific’s test kits for Listeria have received certification by AOAC.

Eurofins Listeria detection kits backed by AFNOR

21-Feb-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

Eurofins GeneScan has received AFNOR NF certification for four Listeria kits.

Scrutiny of hygienic processing practices has intensified - Bühler

25-Jan-2017 By Joseph James Whitworth

It has never been more important for food processors to have hygienic equipment, according to Bühler.

Micreos positive on EFSA Listex opinion

26-Aug-2016 By Joseph James Whitworth

Micreos has said it is ‘very positive’ following a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion on its technology for Listeria monocytogenes in Ready to Eat (RTE) foods.