Holyfield and De La Hoya move over. This is not your usual heavyweight bout. It’s the food industry versus Listeria monocytogenes, and there’s no room at ringside for those who can’t stomach an all-out brawl.
Although this ubiquitous, foodborne illness-causing patho-gen has emerged as a top concern for most companies in the food manufacturing supply chain, recent regulatory action has centered on manufacturers of certain ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products, such as hotdogs and deli meats. For these RTE food manufacturers, its gloves-off time.