Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat salad products and stone fruits account for the greatest number of submissions between September 8, 2013 and September 7, 2014, according to the 5th Annual Food Registry Report.
Overall, the number of submissions declined 30 percent from the previous year, falling to 909. Of these, 201 were mandatory primary reports submitted by industry; 464 were subsequent reports as a result of primary reports; and 244 were amended reports, updating previously submitted primary or subsequent reports. Undeclared allergen reports have continued to rise, accounting for up to 47 percent of the reports. Dairy reports also saw a slight uptick; seafood and animal food/feed reports were down.