Public health notices
Tests find levels of Listeria detected at Queensland Children’s Hospital unlikely to impact human health
There have been no cases of Listeriosis-related sickness reported in or to the Queensland Children’s Hospital since routine food testing detected a trace of the bacteria in ham served to patients and families at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
Listeria detection at the Queensland Children’s Hospital
As part of our processes for monitoring food safety and quality, Listeria monocytogenes, the bacteria that causes Listeriosis, has been detected in a batch of sliced ham served in sandwiches and ham salads to some patients and families in the Queensland Children’s Hospital between 10 and 20 May 2019.
