Updated CFIA Food Recall Warning – Certain Compliments Brand and Levitts Brand Deli Meat Products Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes

The food recall warning issued on December 7, 2020 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation.

CFIA Food Recall Warning – Compliments Brand Smoked Beef Pastrami Recalled Due to Listeria Monocytogenes

Levitts Foods (Canada) Inc. is recalling Compliments brand Smoked Beef Pastrami from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described.

Protecting Your Plant Against Listeria: How to Develop a Robust Seek and Destroy Program

Consumer demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) products has grown significantly over the past few years due to changing lifestyles and the convenience of the products. Although RTE foods provide us with a convenient meal option, RTE facilities are particularly at risk for Listeria.

Study Examines Population Dynamics of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Native Microflora during Manufacture and Aging of Gouda Cheese Made with Unpasteurized Milk

February 21, 2020 Journal of Food Protection

The goal of this study was (i) to assess the population dynamics of L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 during aging of Gouda cheese when the pathogens were inoculated into the unpasteurized milk used for manufacture and (ii) to compare the native microbial populations throughout manufacture and aging.

CPS: Project Gauges Listeria Survival on Apples in Storage

February 14, 2020 Center for Produce Safety

Research that examines Listeria survival on whole apples in storage and after waxing could fill data gaps and help the industry target risk-reduction measures in packinghouses.