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... spanish researchers analysing a cake-manufacturing facility found that non-food contacts areas such as the floor are a breeding ground for listeria monocytogenes (lm), and that the pathogen can remain in such areas post sanitation

... kellogg co has been censured by the us food and drug administration (fda) after traces of listeria monocytogenes were found littered throughout its cookie plant in georgia ... listeria found at kellogg cookie plant in a warning letter to the food giant, federal authorities outlined a raft of “serious violations of the current good manufacturing practice regulations” following an inspection to the augusta site in february 2011 ... listeria was found at fifteen separate locations in the marvin griffin road facility, with almost half found on food contact surfaces such as conveyor mesh and belts ... monocytogenes in your facility between january 2010 and february 2011 is significant in that it demonstrates that your cleaning and sanitation efforts were inadequate to remove this organism,” said john gridley fda district director in atlanta ... listeria this is not the first time the fda has taken kellogg to task over listeria contamination at one of its plants ... the company had been forced to halt production in september 2009 after officials from the georgia department of agriculture had detected listeria at the site

... she added: “if the shelf-life is set too long, there is the potential for food spoilage or the growth of harmful pathogens such as listeria monocytogenes, not to mention the fact that the product will fail to meet stringent food safety legislative requirements

... an italian cured meat company is at the centre of a health scare in canada after authorities warned that two of its products could be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes

... ” preliminary research had shown the technology realises a greater than 5-log reduction in gram positive and negative organisms such as listeria monocytogenes and e

... an anti-listeria ingredient that is added to meat products during the packaging process could mark a step-change in the fight against the foodborne pathogen, said griffith laboratories ... micocin application system the us-based company said its “ revolutionary” micocin product can “ reduce the risk of serious listeria outbreak and food product recall by controlling the growth of listeria in packaged meat products” ... the product was developed by canbiocin inc from a strain of naturally-occurring bacteria, carnobacteria maltaromaticum, which produces a bacteriocin that is especially effective against listeria monocytogenes (lm) ... protection the company said it would make no generic claims on micocin’s listeria reduction capabilities, adding that each product would need to be validated individually ... however, griffith claimed that a 3-log reduction has been noted in certain products with the ingredient and that it had been validated by health agencies and companies in different countries in combating listeria in rte foods ... further benefits include a clean flavour profile, cost of use, and temperature abuse, as well as being in tune with market trends such as sodium reduction and a natural-versus-chemical base, she added new legislation griffith said it believed the ingredient could help processors meet the challenges of canada’s new safety legislation – due to be introduced at the beginning of april in the aftermath of the maple leaf listeria outbreak in 2008 which killed 21 people ... the company said the ingredient could be used by processors to move to the 2b classification for listeria control

... chitosan-based edible coatings and films have real promise in combating listeria monocytogenes (lm) in cold-smoked salmon, according to new research ... monocytogenes on cold-smoked salmon

... 9 percent were due to undeclared allergens or intolerances, and listeria monocytogenes accounted for 14

... a canadian company is seeking partners to commercialise a cancer-fighting technology that has been adapted to destroy listeria monocytogenes ... primed to be attracted to target organisms - such as cancer or listeria - the so-called photo dynamic compounds ( pdcs ) penetrate cell walls and lock onto their dna ... originally developed as a cancer treatment, theralase realised the technology had food safety potential in the wake of the listeria contamination of maple leaf products that killed 21 during a nationwide outbreak in canada in 2008 ... the company partnered with princess margaret hospital, university health network (uhn), to develop a method to pierce the biofilm in listeria and destroy the bacteria ... significant cell kill “with regard to listeria monocytogenes, we have seen a 3-5 log reduction, which is a significant cell kill,” company president and ceo roger dumoulin-white told foodproductiondaily ... the pdcs could then be activated with a light source to enable them to penetrate the biofilms of any listeria bacteria present and destroy them the pdc method also tackles the problem of bacteria being able to mutate and adapt - which has happened with mrsa bacteria to some cleaning systems, dumoulin-white added

... a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent could be sprayed directly onto food or packaging to extend the shelf life of products at risk from listeria monocytogenes, said new research ... the nanoparticle can then safeguard the food-based peptide nisin for up to three weeks, combating listeria, a potentially fatal foodborne pathogen found in meats, dairy and vegetables ... based on work carried out in the lab, he estimated that a sufficient amount of nisin to combat listeria could be preserved for up to 21 days ... ” the team is also working to develop other food-based antimicrobial peptides and nano-constructs to combat listeria other foodborne pathogens such as e