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Listeria are bacteria that can contaminate food and lead to listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and newborns.

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"I think so many times when we talk about issues and different causes, we talk about it with the very adult like approach of oh, this is very serious," she says.

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Breaching these regulations is a serious offence, with a maximum prison sentence of up to 10 years.

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Odegaard now has two assists in his past two league appearances since returning from a serious ankle injury.

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It had some serious downsides — some bad stuff got out there that ended up creating a lot of confusion — but overall, I think that was a net positive.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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