Tips on how to reduce Listeria risk in foods

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Tips on how to reduce Listeria risk in foods

10 January 2018 3:59 PM

International food safety expert Dr Lucia Anelich says the listeriosis outbreak could be described as the worst of its kind in global history.

The foodborne pathogen has claimed the lives of 61 patients in South Africa so far.

Dr Lucia Anelich says listeriosis does not discriminate and shares food safety advice on how to protect yourself.

Among the most vulnerable to contract listeriosis are:

pregnant women
people with auto immune diseases
people with diabetes
organ donor recipients
diabetics
HIV positive people
people over 65

Tips on how to safeguard against listeriosis:

practice good hygiene in the kitchen
do not cross-contaminate raw and cooked foods
wash hands and utensils
always wipe surfaces
cook food thoroughly
refrigerate food
check use-by dated on perishable foods
avoid unpasteurised milk
avoid raw, or ready-to-eat food products

Listeria infects just about anybody, it doesn't matter your health status.
— Dr Lucia Anelich

Listen to the **insightful discussion on listeriosis (starting from 10:20):**

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