Yersinia enterocolitica is a major human foodborne pathogen which causes approximately 87,000 human cases and approximately 1,100 hospitalizations each year in the United States.

The Food and Drug Administration has recently proposed changing the regulations on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat products.

Of all the foodborne bacterial pathogens, Campylobacter is the most common cause of human foodborne gastroenteritis in the United States and in the world.