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Almost 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to Listeria danger

Oklahoma meat processor BrucePac is recalling close to 10 million pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry that may have been contaminated with the Listeria bacterium. In an announcement updated this week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS), the meat was produced between mid-June and Oct. 8 of this year and “shipped to other establishments...

Researchers discover way to disarm potentially deadly Listeria bacteria
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Researchers discover way to disarm potentially deadly Listeria bacteria

by University of Queensland A drug-like inhibitor that stops Listeria from making virulence proteins helps immune cells control and kill the bacteria. Credit: Dr Carmen Mathmann University of Queensland researchers have unlocked a way of fighting Listeria infections, which can cause severe illness in pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems. During the study,...