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Article: Scientists at Oklahoma State University publish new data on food protection.
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- Food Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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According to recent research from the United States, "Over 1,560 non-food contact surface swabs and raw meat ingredient samples were collected from three ready-to-eat meat processing plants (520 from each plant) from 1998 to 1999, resulting in the recovery of 259 isolates of Listeria obtained from postprocess areas including drains, floors, garbage bills, cart wheels, walls, equipment surfaces, tables, brooms, pallet jacks, hoses, ladders, and waste chutes. We further examined 246 of the 259 isolates for adherence phenotype and used PCR to identify those that were Listeria monocytogenes."
"Adherence was classified as weak, moderate, or strong depending on results ...