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Collectively, these activities ought to help to scale back the overall burden of listeriosis within the population. Tracing foods to the source of contamination and figuring out how the contamination occurred is challenging. Ready-to-eat meals can be contaminated if elements within the foods are contaminated with L.m. Is allowed to infect the RTE meals due to improper sanitary circumstances or practices. Can be avoided – e.g., via the application of current good manufacturing practices and sanitation. Priority Goals Salmonella is the leading identified reason for bacterial foodborne illness and death in the United States. Each year within the United States, Salmonella causes an estimated 1.2 million illnesses, including fever and diarrhea, and between 400 and 500 deaths. Salmonella serotype Enteritidis , a subtype of Salmonella, is now the commonest sort of Salmonella in the United States and accounts for approximately 20% of all Salmonella cases in people. The most important sourc...