Cheese

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Quarne Publishing LLC	Cheese Market News Online: The Weekly Newspaper of the Nation's Cheese and Dairy/Deli Business This online publication includes the daily and weekly market activity, information on new products, a searchable article archive, the 2002 Market Directory, and more. (more)	Jul 26, 2002
	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	The Control and Management of Listeria monocytogenes Contamination of Food Guidelines for food businesses on the control of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. Includes discussion of factors affecting survival and growth, general and Listeria-specific pathogen control measures in food processing, issues for specific food sectors, and considerations for the catering and retail sectors, consumers, and public health and regulatory authorities. Appendices include "Growth, Survival and Control of L. monocytogenes in Food," "Sanitation," "Example Procedures for Sampling," "Environmental Monitoring Sites," "Microbiological Analysis," and "Microbiological Criteria". (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jul 4, 2005
	Data Gaps Working Group, Risk Assessment Consortium	Data Gaps for Selected Microbial Risk Assessments This document contains lists of data gaps identified in published microbial risk assessments by the US Food & Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety & Inspection Service, and the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Each data gap is identified by exposure assessment category, the type of information needed, and a brief explanation of the specific data gap. For discussion of needs and gaps in microbial risk assessment as a whole, see Fazil, Aamir, et al. 2005. Microbial risk assessment as a foundation for informed decision-making: a needs, gaps and opportunities assessment (NGOA) for microbial risk assessment in food and water. Available here. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, December 2, 2004	Apr 6, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 Final rule regarding the use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in certain cheese and cheese products at levels up to 81 IU/30 g cheese. Includes discussion of the safety assessment. (more) Deadline: Friday, November 18, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005	Nov 18, 2005
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Food Safety and Cheese This report describes the hazards to human health associated with cheese. It includes discussion of foodborne outbreaks associated with cheese, the microbiological safety of cheese, control measures, and consumer awareness of health risks associated with cheese. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998	Aug 9, 2002
	W.D. Hoard and Sons Company	Hoard's Dairyman: The National Dairy Farm Magazine This website of Hoard's Dairyman magazine includes daily and weekly cheese prices, weekly butter prices, Class I Mover and Class III and IV Prices, monthly milk production values, and more. The magazine is geared toward dairy farmers, and subscription information is available at the site. (more)	Jul 29, 2002
	Thomson, Barbara	Nitrates and Nitrites Dietary Exposure and Risk Assessment Report of a study of food intake of nitrates and nitrites in New Zealand, based on analysis of levels in a variety of meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Appendices include "Food purchasing and preparation instructions" and "Analytical results". (more) Publication Month: June 2004	Nov 8, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the AFC Panel Related to the Use of Nisin (E 234) as a Food Additive (Question number EFSA-Q-2005-031) Opinion adopted on January 26, 2006 resulting from a risk assessment of nisin as a food additive used for food preservation in ripened cheese and processed cheese, certain puddings, clotted cream, and mascarpone. Also addresses antimicrobial resistance and the use of nisin. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006	Mar 15, 2006
	Office of Food Safety, Defense, and Outreach, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Preventing Listeriosis in Pregnant Hispanic Women in the U.S. "Community Educator's Guide To A Serious Foodborne Risk," including a Q&A, Consumer Brochure, Community Flyer, and more. Available in both English and Spanish. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Publication Month: January 2006	May 17, 2006
	Beaulieu, Raymond D.	Program Information Manual: Retail Food Safety: Date Marking of Cheese This document is an interpretation of the need to date mark all cheeses as described in the Food Code Section 3-501.17. It specifies which cheeses are and are not exempt to the date marking provisions in the Food Code, based on their potential for supporting the growth of L. monocytogenes and other foodborne pathogens. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, December 15, 1999	Aug 7, 2002
	National Food Processors Association	Survey of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Foods The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) conducted this study with the purpose of addressing uncertainties in risk assessment regarding the occurrence of L. Monocytogenes in ready to eat foods. NFPA collected and tested about 31,700 samples in eight different categories of ready to eat foods. Samples were collected and tested over a period of 14 -23 months from retail markets in Maryland and California Food Net sites. The product categories on the access database include fresh soft "Hispanic" style cheeses, bagged salads, blue veined and soft mold ripened cheeses, smoked seafood and seafood salad. Lunch meats and Deli salads will be included in the database in the near future. The downloadable access database includes information on the product, such as location packaged, geographic area, date listed, date of purchase, date of assay, if vacuum packaged, etc. Test information also includes presumptive positives, number of tubes that are turbid at the 1, 10 and 100 dilution, most probable number, presumptive colonies, cfu/g, etc. (more) Publication Month: March 2003	Mar 27, 2003

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