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Related links – Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria)

Background information

• Frequently asked questions about Listeria

• Detailed information about Listeria monocytogenes [PDF 29 KB]

• Is your foodborne illness a notifiable disease?

Media releases

• Drinking unpasteurised milk is risky – 14 September 2009

• Listeria a threat for vulnerable New Zealanders – 12 August 2009

• Greater cheese choice on the cards for Kiwis – 22 May 2009

• New rules for raw milk products – 7 August 2008

• Caution on Roquefort reiterated – 15 May 2008

• NZFSA advises caution for some consumers on raw milk cheeses - 5 September 2007

• NZFSA seeks comment on sale of raw milk cheese - 15 May 2007

Journal articles

• Listeria targets the vulnerable – Food Focus November 2008

• More variety on the cheese platter – Food Focus August 2008

Educational resources

For consumers

• Food safety in the home

• Listeria fact sheet

• Meet the bugs brochure [PDF 426 KB]

• Raw milk and raw milk cheeses

• Food safety in pregnancy

• Being foodsafe when you have low immunity

• Foodsafe Partnership website

For chefs and commercial cooks

• Cross-contamination poster [PDF 292 KB]

• Separate your food poster [PDF 267 KB]

• Hygiene matters poster [PDF 238 KB]

• How to wash your hands [PDF 176 KB]

• Handling higher risk foods

Industry

• NZFSA’s Hazard Database

Science and technical data

Science reports and research

• Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat salads - May 2005 [PDF 845 KB]

• Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in low moisture cheese - July 2005 [PDF 1 MB]

• Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in soft cheeses - November 2005 [PDF 1.23 MB]

• Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in ice cream – October 2003 [PDF 612 KB]

• Risk profile: Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meats - October 2002 [PDF 318 KB]

• Projects for specific food pathogens (Listeria)

Economic, social and environmental impact reports

• Risk Ranking: Estimates of the Cost of Foodborne Disease for New Zealand –March 2008 [PDF 421 KB]

• Annual Report Concerning Foodborne Disease in New Zealand 2007 – June 2008 [PDF I MB]

• Annual Report Concerning Foodborne Disease in New Zealand 2006 –May 2008 [PDF 1.3 MB]

• Acute Gastrointestinal Illness (AGI) Study – August 2007 [PDF 171 KB]

• Acute Gastrointestinal Illness (AGI) Study Laboratory Survey Report – April 2007 [PDF 949 KB]

• Acute Gastrointestinal Illness (AGI) Study General Practice Survey Report – August 2007 [PDF 881 KB]

• Acute Gastrointestinal Illness (AGI) Community Survey Report – August 2007 [PDF 1.0 MB]

NZFSA’s Listeria strategy

• Listeria monocytogenes risk management strategy 2008-2011 [PDF 152 KB]

Last updated 29 September 2009