EDIS (Aug 2009)

Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis

  • Keith R. Schneider,
  • Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider,
  • Michael A. Hubbard,
  • Dirk Sampath

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs102-2009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2009, no. 7

Abstract

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Revised! FHSN-03-6, a 4-page fact sheet by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, and Dirk Sampath, is one in a series of facts sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers. It answers questions about the causes of Listeria-associated foodborne illness, characteristics of the bacterium, how it is spread, foods associated with it, symptoms, high-risk populations, and sanitation methods for plants and food establishments. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, August 2009. FSHN03-6/FS102: Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis (ufl.edu)

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