Vancouver Listeria in Fish Study

Posted on February 28, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Vancouver Post

Traces of a bacteria that can cause death have been found in ready-to-eat fish products in Metro Vancouver.

A University of British Columbia study found traces of listeria in 40 fish product samples tested before their expiry date.

The study, led by UBC food microbiologist Kevin Allen and published in a recent issue of the journal Food Microbiology, did not name the products or the seven large chain stores and 10 small retailers where they were purchased.

The type of foods tested included lox, smoked tuna, candied salmon and fish jerky. The listeria was found in 20 per cent of the products tested, of those, five had the more virulent variety of listeria monocytogenes.

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One response to “Vancouver Listeria in Fish Study”

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