Heat Up Your Cold Meat And Avoid Listeria Risk, CDC Tells The Over 50s

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, is warning people aged 50 years or more to reheat their cold meat before eating, to avoid listeriosis - listeria infection. For those over 50, and especially over 65, such meats as hot-dogs, cold cuts, luncheon and deli meats should be heated to at least 165 degrees, what the CDC describes as "steaming hot". The CDC adds that any opened package of sliced meat should be thrown out within five days. Listeria is much less common than salmonella or E. coli. However, it can be extremely deadly...

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