Lifestyle of and food safety: Emerging listericidal technologies in the food industry.

, a causative agent of listeriosis, is a major foodborne pathogen. Among pathogens, stands out for its unique ecological and physiological characteristics. This distinct lifestyle of has a significant impact on food safety and public health, mainly through the ability of this pathogen to multiply at refrigeration temperature and to persist in the food processing environment.

Decline of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh apples during long-term, low-temperature simulated international sea-freight transport.

Listeria monocytogenes has caused outbreaks of foodborne illness from apples in the USA, and is also a major issue for regulatory compliance worldwide. Due to apple's significance as an important export product from New Zealand, we aimed to determine the effect of long-term, low-temperature sea-freight from New Zealand to the USA (July) and Europe (March-April), two key New Zealand markets, on the survival and/or growth of L. monocytogenes on fresh apples.