25 Oct 2019 --- The European Court of Justice has issued a Court Order that enables food companies to continue the use of phages to prevent Listeria on all ready-to-eat foods in the absence of a legal framework. Phages that specifically kill Listeria can be used during food processing to prevent spreading of this potentially deadly bacterium on food. In recent months, Listeria outbreaks have caused deaths, miscarriages and hospitalizations in Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands and have provoked public concern.
