Listeria monocytogenes in raw salad vegetables sold at retail level in Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi, Robin, Tunung, Paie, Margaret Selina, Radu, Son, Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen, Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki, Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu, Malakar, Pradeep Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15467/1/Listeria%20monocytogenes%20in%20raw%20salad%20vegetables%20sold%20at%20retail%20level%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15467/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.09.008

A range of commercially available vegetables (n = 306) that are consumed in the minimally processed state in Malaysia was examined for the presence of Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes to provide information on the occurrence of such organisms in these vegetables. Analysis was carried out usi...