A Danish campaign to tackle Listeria after a large outbreak doesn’t appear to have worked, based on the recently released findings of a study.
The awareness campaign was a risk communication strategy aimed at reducing Listeria. However, the study showed the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in high-risk RTE facilities was
Continue Reading Sampling shows the limited impact of the Danish Listeria campaign
Danish officials have solved a Listeria outbreak that affected eight people and killed one.
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen), Statens Serum Institut and the DTU Food Institute helped find the source of the outbreak and were assisted by Danish Crown.
Listeria from Danish Crown Foods in Oldenburg, Germany
Continue Reading Denmark links Listeria outbreak to cold meat
Nearly 50 cases of listeriosis have been recorded annually from 2015 to 2018 in Denmark, according to figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI).
In the 2014 to 2018 period, 280 cases of invasive infection with Listeria monocytogenes were reported. About one in 4 died. All 73 of those people
Continue Reading Danish figures show 25 percent death rate in 15 Listeria outbreaks over 5 years
The Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) reportedly confirmed on Monday that 15 people have now died from the ongoing Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, with the total number of those sickened at 38. 
The outbreak has been traced to a spiced meat roll known as “rullepølse,” and 30 products, including salami and
Continue Reading Danish Listeria Outbreak Has Killed 15 People, 38 Have Been Sickened
An outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to pork sausages may have killed at least 12 people and sickened another eight in recent months, according to multiple news sources. Danish authorities said they closed down a small meat producer near Copenhagen on Monday in connection with the outbreak. The producer,
Continue Reading 12 People May Have Died in Danish Listeria Outbreak Linked to Sausage
