Fish and Shellfish Products and Listeria

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Huss, H.H.; Ababouch, L.; Gram, L.	Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality Report on risk assessment and management issues associated with seafood. Includes discussion of world seafood production and consumption, food safety systems, hazard identification and characterization, and risk management strategies such as HACCP, FSOs, microbiological criteria, traceability, and more. Appendices include "Assessment of Food Safety Programmes," "Hazard Analysis Worksheet," "HACCP Plan Form," and "Generic HACCP Plan for the Production and Processing of Oysters". (more) Publication Year: 2003	Nov 18, 2004
	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
	Kyprianou, M.	Draft Commission Regulation of on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs (Text with EEA Relevance) Draft European Commission regulation regarding microbiological criteria for certain microorganisms in foods, including food safety criteria and process hygiene criteria. Microorganisms or toxins covered include Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, staphylococcal enterotoxins, Enterobacter sakazakii, E. coli, histamine, and more. (more) Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2005 Publication Year: 2005	Dec 5, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO Expert Consultation on the Trade Impact of Listeria in Fish Products Report of the Consultation held in Amherst, MA, on May 17-20, 1999. The report includes a risk assessment of Listeria in fishery products, an analysis of current regulations and the impact of L. monocytogenes on trade, strategies for the prevention and control of L. monocytogenes in fishery products, a discussion of gaps in current knowledge, and recommendations. Annexes include "List of Background Papers," "Control Guidelines," and more. (more) Publication Year: 1999	Aug 6, 2002
	Ross, Tom	Listeria monocytogenes: Exposure Assessment (i) This presentation discusses problems encountered in a risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat meat and fish. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2001	May 15, 2002
	Abou-Zeid, Khaled A.	Modeling the Antimicrobial Effect of Lactate on the Growth and Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on Ready-to-Eat Seafood Presentation given at the Research Presentation Symposium held November 18, 2004 on a study on the effects of Purasal P Opti.Form 4 on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat smoked fish and on modeling the growth and survival of L. monocytogenes. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, November 18, 2004	Aug 10, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Processing Parameters Needed to Control Pathogens in Cold Smoked Fish This report discusses hazards derived from the consumption of cold-smoked fish. It describes pathogens that might be found in cold-smoked fish products, including Listeria monocytogenes, Clostridium botulinum type E, biogenic amines, and parasites. It discusses processing parameters that contribute to pathogen growth and options for minimizing the presence of foodborne pathogens in smoked fish products. The report also discusses the safety of fish harvesting and handling practices and the influence of packaging options on pathogen growth and survival. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, March 29, 2001	Jun 25, 2002
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready to Eat Foods Interpretative summary and technical report of the FAO/WHO risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE foods. The overall assessment included example risk assessments for the risk from L. monocytogenes in fresh milk, ice cream, fermented meats, and cold-smoked fish. (more) Publication Year: 2004	Aug 2, 2004
	Department of Food Safety, Cluster on Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments, World Health Organization	Seminar on Risk Management and Risk Assessment for CCFH Orlando: Presentations from this seminar on risk management and risk assessment. Presentations include "Review of Basic Risk Management Tools and How Risk Assessment is used to Develop Risk Management Tools"/Skinner, Roger; "Review of Basic Risk Management Tools and How Risk Assessment Is Used to Develop Risk Management Tools"/Buchanan, Robert L.; "Discussion Paper on Risk Management Strategies for Campylobacter ssp. in poultry"/Jansen, Jaap T.; "Risk Assessment of Campylobacter spp. In Broiler Chickens"/Fazil, Aamir M.; "Proposed Draft Guidelines for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in foods (CX/FH 03/8)"/Bartelt, Edda; "Listeria monocytogenes: risk assessment issues"/Ross, Tom; "Risk Management Strategies for Vibrio spp. in Seafood"/Miliotis, Marianne; and "Risk Assessment Issues: Vibrio spp. In Seafood"/Walderhaug, Mark. (more) Publication Date: Sunday, January 26, 2003	Jun 16, 2003
	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Survey of Listeria monocytogenes in Cooked Prawns Report of a survey of L. monocytogenes frequency and levels in retail cooked prawns in Australia. Appendices include "Survey Questionnaire," "Methods of Analysis," and "Microbiological Terms". (more) Publication Month: January 2004	Sep 8, 2004
	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
	Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization	WHO Surveillance Programme for Control of Foodborne Infections and Intoxications in Europe Newsletter No. 81/82, Dec. 2004 The lead article in this newsletter is a report about the 5th World Congress Foodborne Infections and Intoxications, held 7-11 June 2004. Other articles include "Human Campylobacteriosis in Scotland," "Foodborne Botulism in the Republic of Georgia," "Foodborne Botulism in the United States, 1990-2000," "Nationwide Survey of Human Listeria monocytogenes Infection, Japan," an obituary for Professor Mohammed Abdussalam, and several articles about Salmonella in poultry, meat, nuts, and fish. (more) Publication Month: December 2004	Jan 27, 2005

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