Abstract
Detection of Listeria Species in Fresh Produce Samples from Different Retail Shops in Canterbury, New Zealand
Highlights
Fresh produce is transported from farm to distribution centres and to retail shops
At the end of 2014, a listeriosis outbreak related to caramel apples occurred, which led to 35 people being infected by L. monocytogenes.[1]
All samples were tested for the presence of L. monocytogenes following the procedure recommended by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) procedure
Summary
Fresh produce is transported from farm to distribution centres and to retail shops. It is a general practice that fresh vegetables are washed in water before they are supplied to retailers. Fresh produce commodities are packed and transferred to different shops by different food chains. At any of these steps a careless omission would give Listeria monocytogenes a chance to contaminate fresh vegetables, such as during storage conditions (including temperature, moisture, and oxygen content) and/or sanitation conditions during packing processes and transport. At the end of 2014, a listeriosis outbreak related to caramel apples occurred, which led to 35 people being infected by L. monocytogenes.[1] After testing, L. monocytogenes was detected in the apple-packing factory
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