Listeria monocytogenes isn’t a new organism, but it’s come up a lot lately. This summer, more than 7.2 million pounds of Boar’s Head deli meats were recalled due to a listeria outbreak that killed at least nine people. More recently, BrucePac recalled nearly 10 million pounds of meat due to possible listeria contamination.
Here’s what food safety experts want you to know about listeria and frozen waffles.