Cases of serious food poisoning linked to Listeria bacteria rose in Europe last year, likely fuelled by changing diets and an ageing population, health and food safety authorities have warned.
There were more than 3,000 confirmed Listeria infections in 2024, with about 70 per cent needing hospital care and one in 12 people dying, according to a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
