date:Apr 01, 2017
rnalization of Listeria in romaine lettuce. That product is the fastest growing crop in the U.S. in terms of production, export, and consumption.
Their research showed that Listeria bacteria can persist up to 60 days in romaine lettuce. And the bacteria was present throughout the plant tissue.
Listeria monocytogenes causes 1,600 cases of food poisoning in the United States every year. Ninety-nine percent of those cases are contracted through food. Produce had been considered a low risk food in