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Article: Fighting fire with phage: new European technology said to provide a safe weapon against Listeria.(Plant Operations)(listeria monocytogenes, bacteriophages)(Excerpt)
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- Dairy Foods
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Listeria monocytogenes is a continuous concern for food producers. Complete control of this pathogenic bacterium is nearlyimpossible. Nowan elegant solution has been developed, based on the use of bacteriophages. Research carried out by NIZO food research demonstrates that a preparation, containing anti-Listeria bacteriophages, developed by EBI Food Safety, is effective at preventing the outgrowth of Listeria in contamination-sensitive cheese types.
Traditionally in the food and fermentation sector, bacteriophages (phages) are considered a threat. Phages can infect and completely inactivate bacteria that are used in fermentation processes. With EBI Food Safety's ...