1.   Listeria bacteria has been found in a high percentage of chilled foods throughout East Anglia.

2.   New testing requirements for hot dogs, ready-to-eat meats and cheeses to detect potentially fatal listeria bacteria.

3.   Food contaminated by the listeria bacteria can cause listerosis, an uncommon but potentially fatal disease.

4.   HEALTH authorities have stepped up inspections of all locally sold ice cream after a woman fell ill from deadly listeria bacteria.

5.   Listeria monocytogenes bacteria can be fatal in children, the elderly and people with weak immune systems, and can also cause miscarriages.

6.   Listeria bacteria was detected during routine testing by the FDA at the time the products were imported.

7.   Listeria bacteria can cause death or severe illness in pregnant women, people with weakened immune systems, newborns and the elderly.

8.   The government will require companies that churn out hot dogs and cold cuts to test their plants for the deadly listeria bacterium, President Clinton announced Saturday.

9.   The listeria bacteria can, in severe cases, cause infection of the brain and meningitis.

10.   The presence of the listeria monocytogenes bacteria was discovered during a sampling of Lay products in retail stores by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.