title: [Investigation on the contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in seven kinds of foods].
abstract: An examination on 3746 samples of 7 kinds of foods from 12 provinces of China for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) was carried out in 1996-1997. The detected rates of LM in commercial cold drinks, raw meat, sterilized milk products, cooked meat products, raw milk and aquatic products were 1.39%, 1.53%, 0.52%, 0.47%, 0.72% and 0.19% respectively. The result showed that LM present in the contaminated foods in a potential hazardous factor of foodborne disease.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Food Safety Control and Inspection, Ministry of Public Health, Beijing 100021, China.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D051379:Mice; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D014774:Virulence