12 Feb 2019 --- An innovative computer program could be of significant help to food safety professionals working to keep production facilities free of food-borne pathogens. Cornell University scientists have developed a computer program, Environmental Monitoring With an Agent-Based Model of Listeria (EnABLe), that can simulate the most likely locations in processing facilities where foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes might be found. Food safety managers can then test those areas for the presence of the bacteria, adding a valuable tool to prevent food contamination through tainted food.