date:Sep 12, 2013
ths each year indicate that Listeria-caused illness is relatively rare in the U.S.
Still, All these illnesses and deaths are preventable, said Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, undersecretary for food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), during a press briefing in June.
Eradication Efforts Have Stalled
Detailed rules first proposed by FDA in 2001 recommend the steps food producers should take to prevent Listeria contamination, and the agency says this processing-protocols approach to cont