Abstract
Samples of 333 retail cheeses produced in or imported into Sweden were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from 6% of the cheese samples. Cheeses made from raw milk were more frequently contaminated with L. monocytogenes (42%) than cheeses made from heat-treated milk (2%). The incidence of the organism in whole cheeses and pre-cut wedges was similar (6%). L. monocytogenes was only found in imported cheeses (18 from France, and one from Germany and Italy, respectively). The numbers of L. monocytogenes varied from < 1 × 10 2 to 1 × 10 5 cfu g . All L. monocytogenes strains belonged to serogroup 1 2 , except isolates from two samples that belonged to serogroup 4.
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