Culinary Cuts

In an effort to continue to address the general inquiries we are seeing from prospects and customers, I am beginning a best of the web FAQ. This week’s FAQ is from wisegeek.com:

Listeria is a bacteria that if consumed, can make people seriously ill. Listeria can be found in soft cheeses made from unpasteurized milk, raw meat, unpasteurized milk, unwashed vegetables, deli meats, and hot dogs or sausages that are not fully heated, even if they are fully cooked before packaging. In most cases, slight exposure to Listeria will not result in symptoms; however, those with lower immune systems are at greater risk for contraction.

A listeria infection may present itself with fever, soreness of the neck and vomiting or diarrhea. Complicated forms can lead to the development of both encephalitis and certain forms of meningitis….

…Further, pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than the rest of the general population to get listeriosis… Since pregnant women are particularly prone to listeria, and the effects can be quite devastating, women who are pregnant or nursing newborns should report any symptoms of gastrointestinal illness accompanied by headaches or a sore neck and fever.

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