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Listeria outbreak: Food safety researchers available for comment
CHAMPAIGN, IL—With 25 people dead from listeria contamination of cantalopes, officials are looking at cattle operations as a possible source of the bacteria. A FDA report released Oct. 19 noted that a truck used to haul cantaloupes to a cattle operation was parked adjacent to the cantaloupe packing facility and could have introduced listeria to the facility.Other possible factors in the outbreak are inadequate cleaning of the cantaloupe packing facility, improper packing practices, and the risk that cantaloupe were exposed to listeria in the fields where they were grown.
As the FDA continues to research the causes of the recent listeria outbreak, the American Society of Animal Science has prepared several scientists to speak on the issue of food safety and animal management:
Dr. Chad H. Stahl, PhD
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Work Phone: (919) 513-1512
Email: chad_stahl@ncsu.edu
Dr. Joseph C. Cordray
Extension Meat Specialist
Iowa State University
Work Phone: (515) 294-4266
Email: jcordray@iastate.edu
Aaron R. Brown
President
Food Seminars International
Work Phone: (215) 465-7233
Email: abrown@foodseminarsinternational.com
If you have further questions, please contact:
Madeline McCurry-Schmidt
ASAS Scientific Communications Associate
217-239-3321 ext. 121 / MadelineMS@assochq.org
The ASAS fosters the discovery, sharing and application of scientific knowledge concerning the responsible use of animals to enhance human life and well-being.
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