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An international catering kitchen at Brisbane Airport that provides thousands of in-flight meals has been closed after a dangerous bacteria was found on kitchen equipment.
Listeria was found at Alpha Catering's catering kitchen at Brisbane Airport this afternoon and it was immediately closed by Queensland Health and Brisbane City Council.
Listeria can cause food poisoning and is particularly dangerous to pregnant women, with even a mild case able to cause a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or a premature birth.
The discovery was confirmed this afternoon by a spokesman for Health Minister Lawrence Springborg.
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"Apparently their (Alpha Catering) own quality assurance testing picked up listeria on some of their equipment today," he said.
Read more: Listeria outbreak closes flight meal kitchen
Listeria was found at Alpha Catering's catering kitchen at Brisbane Airport this afternoon and it was immediately closed by Queensland Health and Brisbane City Council.
Listeria can cause food poisoning and is particularly dangerous to pregnant women, with even a mild case able to cause a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or a premature birth.
The discovery was confirmed this afternoon by a spokesman for Health Minister Lawrence Springborg.
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"Apparently their (Alpha Catering) own quality assurance testing picked up listeria on some of their equipment today," he said.
Read more: Listeria outbreak closes flight meal kitchen