Seek and destroy process: Listeria monocytogenes process controls in the ready-to-eat meat and poultry industry

• Published in: Journal of food protection Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 436 - 445
• Main Authors: Malley, Thomas J V, Butts, John, Wiedmann, Martin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Limited 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Contaminants; Contamination; Epidemics; Fast Foods - microbiology; Flowers & plants; Food; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food Contamination - analysis; Food Contamination - prevention & control; Food Handling - methods; Food Handling - standards; Food processing; Food products; Food safety; Humans; Listeria; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeria monocytogenes - growth & development; Listeriosis - microbiology; Meat; Poultry; Process control; Process controls; Risk assessment; Sanitation; United States; United States

The majority of human listeriosis cases appear to be caused by consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods contaminated at the time of consumption with high levels of Listeria monocytogenes. Although strategies to prevent growth of L. monocytogenes in RTE products are critical for reducing the incidence...