People urged to cook frozen fruit and vegetables because of Listeria findings
date:May 25, 2022
forming units per gram (cfu/g) for most samples, apart from three which were non-RTE frozen petit pois, non-RTE frozen diced onion, and frozen chopped basil.

The work found such low levels posed a minimal risk to people who are in good health.

However, the risk could be higher for consumers who are immunocompromised, or if consumer preparation and handling practices allow any of the Listeria monocytogenes contamination present in the non-RTE frozen vegetables to increase at the point of consu

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