Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
ISSN: 2476-2059
Department of Biosciences and Ecology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Review Article
A review of Listeria monocytogenes foodborne outbreaks: in retail food facilities after foodborne outbreaks product recalls.
Author(s): Francis Manjengwa*
Listeria monocytogenes foodborne outbreaks remain one of the leading causes of illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths on a global scale. Convenient foods and global food behavior changes has forced increasing number of people to consume foods prepared outside their homes, potentially exposed to hazards of poor hygiene practices along the production chain in foodservice establishments. Few resources are directed at developing countries for the investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks and incidences of listeriosis may pass uninvestigated, unrecognized, unreported or undocumented. Persistence of contamination at retail establishment’s is a reality not well understood and further studies are required to gather facts that influence the fate of L. monocytogenes. Although incidences in many food categories have improved, the rate has remained constant during the l.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2476-2059.22.7.183