date:May 25, 2022
mption to levels high enough to potentially cause listeriosis, said the study.
Of 828 samples tested for Listeria spp., 37 were positive. No samples were contaminated with Salmonella.
Presence of E. coli as a hygiene indicator was assessed in 887 frozen vegetable, fruit and herb samples. Ten were contaminated with E. coli at levels of between 20 and 100 cfu/g and two were RTE frozen vegetables. There were two non-RTE samples of frozen spinach with E. coli levels of 1,100 cfu/g and 570 cfu/g.