An edition of Risk Assessment of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods (2004)
Risk Assessment of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Foods
Interpretative Summary (Microbiological Risk Assessment Series)
By World Health Organization (WHO)
Publish Date
January 2004
Publisher
World Health Organization,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Language
eng
Pages
170
Description:
Cases of listeriosis appear to be predominantly associated with ready-to-eat products. FAO and WHO have undertaken a risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods, prepared and reviewed by an international team of scientists. Input was received from several international fora including expert consultations and Codex Alimentarius committee meetings as well as via public and peer review. This interpretative summary provides an overview of how the risk assessment was undertaken and the results. In particular, it provides information relevant to risk managers addressing problems posed by this pathogen in ready-to-eat foods. It includes answers to the specific risk management questions posed by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene and outlines the issues to be considered when implementing control measures, including the establishment of microbiological criteria.