Food safety and nutrition information for at-risk groups including pregnant women and older adults.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Certain foods – including ready-to-eat refrigerated foods, unpasteurized (raw) milk, and foods made with unpasteurized milk – often may be contaminated with a bacteria called Listeria, the third leading cause of death from food poisoning in the United States.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Listeria monocytogenes is a type of disease-causing bacteria that can be found in many places, including soil, water, sewage, rotting vegetation, and animals. It can survive and grow even under refrigeration.| U.S. Food and Drug Administration