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One in three Australian households at risk of potentially deadly Listeria infection

The Food Safety Information Council today released national Omnipoll research that shows that one in three Australians are either at risk of getting the potentially fatal Listeria infection themselves or live in a household with someone at risk.

“My message is really this simple: if you are in any of the high risk of listeria groups, then you should be vary careful and avoid particular foods."

“My message is really this simple: if you are in any of the high risk of listeria groups, then you should be vary careful and avoid particular foods." Source: iStockphoto/Getty Images


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By Maram Ismail



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