Wipe out Listeria from your foods, too

Baltimore, April 27, 2012 – While the following report is not a “scientific study” in the classical sense, it represents the practical effect of using ListShield™, our phage-based food safety cocktail effective in substantially reducing or eliminating Listeria monocytogenes. Recently, one of our early adaptors of ListShield, a smoked salmon processor, reported the following to our scientific staff:

-- In 2009, prior to the adaption of ListShield, the processor engaged in sporadic testing which resulted in 35-40% samples being returned as L.m. positive.
-- In 2010, the processor implemented upgraded sanitation procedures, which included use of ListShield as the final barrier.
-- The processor reports that regular weekly analysis of random samples of all lots of vacuum-packed, cold-smoked salmon products resulted in a positive rate of less than 1% in 2011.
-- The processor also reports that random sampling of products in the current year, to date, has resulted in zero positives for L.m.
-- The processor has reported to our scientific staff that: “while the drastic improvement is the result of the overall sanitation program, including antimicrobial controls on the raw materials, the processor feels that ListShield is an integral part of the program and will not operate without it.”

For more information, contact Dr. Alexander Sulakvelidze, Chief Science Officer, at asulakvelidze@intralytix.com or 410-625-2533 or Mary Davies, Director of Information, at mdavies@intralytix.com or 877-489-7424, ext 2.

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