The incidence of Listeria species in retail foods in Japan.
Meat, fish and vegetable products obtained at retail shops in or around Tokyo were examined for Listeria contamination. Listeria spp. were isolated from 43 (56.6%) out of 76 samples of meat products. L. monocytogenes occurred in 26 (34%) of the samples, L. monocytogenes was isolated from 7 (6.1%) out of 114 samples of fish and fish products including 'ready-to-eat' foods. Listeria was not isolated from any of 21 samples of vegetable and vegetable product including 'ready-to-eat' foods investigated.
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Department of Biomedical Research on Food, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan.
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D005396:Fish Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan; D008087:Listeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D014675:Vegetables / Q000382:microbiology*