Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Turkey Deli Meat and Subsequent Changes in US Regulatory Policy

2005236 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Sami L. Gottlieb

E. Claire Newbern · Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Kristin G. Holt · United States Department of Agriculture

Fred L. Ramsey · Food Safety and Inspection Service

Marcus Head

Abstract

Turkey deli meat was the source of a large multistate outbreak of listeriosis. Investigation of this outbreak helped guide policy changes designed to prevent future L. monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products.

Topics & Keywords

Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Food Safety and Hygiene Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 42, Issue 1, pp. 29-36

DOI: 10.1086/498113

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