Listeria survive and multiply at lower (refrigerator) temperatures. It is important to keep a refrigerator clean and at a safe temperature – so Listeria doesn’t have a place to grow and then spread to other foods.
Listeria infections are especially dangerous to pregnant women, children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
If you’re pregnant or preparing a holiday meal for someone who is, take extra care when it comes to food safety. Women who are pregnant, or may become pregnant, have to make safe choices with food and avoid certain foods to prevent a foodborne illness and for the safety of the unborn child.
Listeria is a harmful foodborne bacteria found in ready-to-eat and unpasteurized (raw) milk and milk products – and can cause invasive severe human illness (listeriosis) in susceptible people.
Unlike most bacteria, Listeria survive and multiply at lower (refrigerator) temperatures – which allows it to reach levels high enough to cause illness.
Pregnant women run a serious risk of becoming ill from the bacteria Listeria – which can cause miscarriage, or create illness, or death, of the newborn baby.
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