date:Sep 12, 2013
late in the battle to reduce cases of listeriosis.
Rates have not budged in more than a decade, Frieden noted at the June briefing.
Since 2008, Listeria assessment has been a priority of President Obamas Food Safety Working Group, and, this past May, federal food regulators released a 179-page report on Listeria in ready-to-eat foods sold at retail delicatessens.
The report included storage-temperature guidelines and bacterial growth-inhibiting strategies, as well as ways to guard against con