Elsevier

Food Control

Volume 7, Issues 4–5, August–October 1996, Pages 209-214
Food Control

Paper
Prevalence of Listeria spp. in meat and poultry products

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Abstract

Reports covering the years 1971–1994 reveal the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in meats to be highly variable with around 16% of products being positive. In general, fresh meats tend to contain < 100/g while the highest numbers have been found in processed meat and poultry products. Although serovar 4b has been associated with the largest human outbreaks of listeriosis, 1/2a, 1/2b, and 1/2c are more often isolated from meats.

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