Listeria

Everyone needs food to survive and without food one will die. Food in it natural state supplies energy for our bodies by supplying vitamins and carbohydrates. Over a span of decades, the world has seen an alarming increased with the use of chemicals in food. From pesticides being sprayed on crops, antibiotics used on poultry, and hormones being injected or given to the cattle expose unsuspecting consumers to contaminants that become part of their bodies. For examples, let’s focus on pesticides

Partnering to Make Food Safer Student Name Institutional Affiliation Sample6: Partnering to Make Food Safer Section A According to Higgins and Kester (2013), Sample6 came up with a food safety analyzer for detecting listeria spp bacteria in food environment, within a maximum of four hours. Sample6 software could be important to food companies in monitoring and remediation tests since it relies on an analytic platform that utilizes visual data, and is easy to use. The

The potential of foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms to form biofilms has raised issues in food industries. A wide range of micro-organisms such as Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus aureus, have been documented to cause biofilm formation on food and food contact surfaces (Dewanti & Wong, 1995; Sharma & Anand, 2002). Apart from bacteria’s intrinsic capability to initiate attachment, extrinsic factors such as

public health and safety (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials [Astho], 2012). Event - 1 Listeria monocytogenes infection (Listeriosis) is a serious life threatening illness. As reported

pregnant women should avoid soft cheeses because they often contain listeriosis. The term Listeriosis occurs when foods eaten become contaminated with bacteria. However, it safe to eat hard cheeses made from pasteurized milk. In the article titled “Listeria and Pregnancy” at American pregnancy.org, it shares a pregnant woman infected with Listeriosis may experience flu-like symptoms (headaches, nausea, and vomiting). However, during the third trimester of pregnancy, the immune system is suppressed.

ever before with a record high price for a single gallon being around $5.80. On April 20, 2015 five patients were treated in Kansas and three in Texas after testing positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Causing the Blue Bell Company to completely shut down all production; of the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Since then the company has started production back up slowly but surely, starting by restocking shelves in bigger stores in Austin, TX and in the Houston, TX area.

of produce and vegetables to release their findings. If the FDA was to step in and make sure that all auditors release findings as to listeria, salmonella, and other pathogens in produce less people would succumb to illnesses or death. Due to the fact that there are no guidelines set in place to prevent such outbreaks more people are succumbing to salmonella, listeria, and other pathogens. Other than the FDA, producers should be held

hazards that come along with drinking raw milk, such as the possible diseases/ illnesses that one can contract. Research has shown that unpasteurized milk can potentially carry harmful bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria (FDA). According to Google, Listeria is defined as a type of bacterium that infects

The significance of these factors, like many things, are dependent on the context. The US currently practices a “no-tolerance” policy regarding the presence of Listeria in food products, but other countries may differ, and for good reason. The true disease-causing impact of a given level of contamination will depend on several other factors including the highest dose ingested within a product, the cooking of the product on the consumer side, the serotype of bacteria, age, and the presence of an

Hoffmann et al. (2012) nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of food borne pathogens followed by Campylobacter, Listeria monocyotgenes, Toxoplasma gondii and norovirus. However, Scallan et al. (2015) report the little bit contrasting result showing nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica as the major cause followed by Toxoplasma, Camplyobacter, norovirus, Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium perfringens and Escherichia coli O157.They define health states for each pathogen (acute illness and