Contaminated Food Roll Call: Cheese, Salad, Meat…
By Michael Barasch
Listeriosis is an infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes. In 2011, Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe caused the death of 33 people across the United States. The outbreak, traced to a farm in Colorado, was caused by unsanitary storage, antiquated cleaning equipment and poor agricultural hygiene. By March of this year, one person had died and eight others were […]
