TooSmalley t1_itnq67i wrote on October 25, 2022 at 12:07 AM

Reply to comment by vainomainen in Study finds deli meat is connected to more than 90 percent of U.S. listeria cases by BoundariesAreFun

The article mentions Ready-to-Eat (RTE)

The usda defines RTE as

> Ready-to-Eat (RTE) meat and poultry products are products that are safe to eat without additional preparation, although they may receive additional preparation (for example, reheating) for a better taste or appearance. This category may include frozen meat and poultry products. Some examples of RTE products are hot dogs, luncheon meats, cold cuts, fermented or dry sausage, and other deli-style meat and poultry.

I assume that means both.

rabb1thole t1_ito02me wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:18 AM

From the article: "The study found that after deli meat at more than 90 percent and RTE salads at just less than 5 percent, soft and semi-soft cheese and RTE seafood accounted for 0.5 to 1.0 percent of listeriosis cases. Lastly, frozen vegetables accounted for 0.2 to 0.3 percent of cases." tl;dr--the RTE reference pertains to salads.