Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment Kathleen A. Glass, Max C. Golden, Brandon J. Wanless, Wendy Bedale, Charles Czuprynski Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
ABSTRACT A 2014 multistate listeriosis outbreak was linked to consumption of caramel-coated apples, an unexpected and previ-
ously unreported vehicle for Listeria monocytogenes. This outbreak was unanticipated because both the pH of apples (
Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a caramel-coated apple microenvironment.
A 2014 multistate listeriosis outbreak was linked to consumption of caramel-coated apples, an unexpected and previously unreported vehicle for Listeri...