Do Listeria sampling laws go far enough?

Microbial contamination of food with Listeria monocytogenes is a serious public health concern in Australia.  Listeria monocytogenes can cause the food-borne illness Listeriosis in vulnerable persons and can prove fatal as well as causing miscarriages.  This article of 1600 words examines the causes of Listeria monocytogenes contamination, the laws aimed at preventing such outbreaks and whether sampling is an effective mechanism for achieving this goal. 

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