美國食品藥物管理局（FDA）上周公布報告指出，2014年到2016年的酪梨皮採樣中，在超過17%的樣本中發現李斯特菌（Listeria monocytogenes），約0.2%的酪梨果肉中出現此菌。
FDA還說，食用酪梨前，除了沖洗果皮，還應使用蔬果刷刷洗，且以清潔的布巾或紙巾擦乾，進一步減少可能出現的李斯特菌；同時處理完酪梨後應洗手。
感染李斯特菌可能出現發燒、肌肉疼痛、腹瀉或嘔吐，嚴重時，感染可能擴大到神經系統，引發失去方向感、痙攣及脖子僵硬。此菌對健康成人而言不是嚴重威脅，但孕婦、新生兒、老人及免疫系統較弱者，即使接觸微量此菌，都可能感染。美國疾病管制局統計，全美每年約有1600人感染李斯特菌，約260人死於此症。
連結：FDA Releases Reports on Avocado and Hot Pepper Sampling（FDA公告）
In 2014, the FDA adopted a new, proactive sampling program to learn more about how frequently common environmental pathogens like Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are in selected foods, and to help the agency identify patterns that may help reduce microbial contamination in those foods. Additional information about this program is described in an “FDA Voices” blog by Susan Mayne, the director of FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), and William Correll, the director of CFSAN’s Office of Compliance.
For the hot pepper sampling assignment, the FDA collected, tested and analyzed domestic and imported hot pepper samples for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and other types of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Of the 1,615 hot pepper samples tested, 46 (2.85%) were positive for Salmonella and one was positive for STEC, but further testing revealed that the STEC strain could not cause severe illness.
For the whole fresh avocado sampling assignment, the FDA collected, tested and analyzed 1,615 domestic and imported avocado samples for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes. Of the 1,615 samples, 12 (0.74%) tested positive for Salmonella. As to the Listeria monocytogenes testing, the agency primarily tested the pulp of the avocado samples (as the pulp is the part of the fruit people eat), and some samples of the fruit’s skin. Of the 1,254 avocado pulp samples, 3 (far less than one percent) were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Of the 361 avocado skin samples, 64 (17.73%) were positive for Listeria monocytogenes. FoodSafety.gov advises consumers to wash all produce before cutting into it or eating.
小編評：大家酪梨都是直接削皮直接吃或打果汁，很少會煮熟阿…真糟糕…