Health & Fitness

An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food each year and, of those individuals, about 260 people die, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers may now better understand how the bacteria, called Listeria monocytogenes, survive and persist in fruit-packing plants by evading and surviving sanitizers.

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Researchers suggest giving people a script to get an honest answer -- even if it's a hard 'no' -- instead of acquiescence motivated by awkwardness or guilt.

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