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    Listeria monocytogenes in Milk Products

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    peer-reviewedMilk and milk products are frequently identified as vectors for transmission of Listeria monocytogenes. Milk can be contaminated at farm level either by indirect external contamination from the farm environment or less frequently by direct contamination of the milk from infection in the animal. Pasteurisation of milk will kill L. monocytogenes, but post-pasteurisation contamination, consumption of unpasteurised milk and manufacture of unpasteurised milk products can lead to milk being the cause of outbreaks of listeriosis. Therefore, there is a concern that L. monocytogenes in milk could lead to a public health risk. To protect against this risk, there is a need for awareness surrounding the issues, hygienic practices to reduce the risk and adequate sampling and analysis to verify that the risk is controlled. This review will highlight the issues surrounding L. monocytogenes in milk and milk products, including possible control measures. It will therefore create awareness about L. monocytogenes, contributing to protection of public health

    Gut remediation: Back to the future.

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    Probiotics alleviate the toxicity of environmental pollutants by regulating the composition and function of gut microbiota, which are termed as “gut remediation.” Compared to current remediation technology, gut remediation appears to be a novel remediation approach to repair tissue damage caused by various pollutants. Recently, gut remediation has been used for in vivo remediation of pollution. This chapter mainly reviews how to reduce heavy metals and organic contaminants in the gut. Some successful research cases are listed. Additionally, an essential consideration for probiotics is how to successfully introduce a/some strain(s) with desired function as well as robust colonization into recipient communities, which merit formulating probiotics regimen design based on the consumer in differing clinical contexts
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