Listeria -specific bacteriophage preparation
Listeria -specific bacteriophage preparationThis is a preparation of viruses that infect and kill Listeria bacteria and nothing else, sprayed on ready-to-eat meats and cheeses. It is an antimicrobial that targets one organism rather than suppressing everything.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 172.785retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
Bacteriophages grown on Listeria cultures, then purified. Phages cannot infect human cells; the specificity is what makes the approach work.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Listeria -specific bacteriophage preparation
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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