General Meat and Poultry Products and Listeria

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Listeria monocytogenes Assessment Team, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Assessing the Effectiveness of the "Listeria monocytogenes" Interim Final Rule: Summary Report Report regarding the effectiveness of aspects of the Listeria monocytogenes interim final rule. Includes findings and recommendations related to verification sampling, labeling and consumer education, retail, public health, economic impact, training, and small plant guidance and a discussion of accomplishments. Attachments include "Listeria Assessment Aspects" and "Project Assessment Team Reports". (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2004	Dec 1, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Availability of FSIS Form 10,240-1--Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-to-Eat Products Notice regarding a form to collect information about ready-to-eat products as part of FSIS's efforts to address post-lethality contamination of ready-to-eat products with Listeria monocytogenes. Questions and answers about the form are available from FSIS. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004	Sep 22, 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
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Access to this interim final rule published in 68 FR 34207 (June 6, 2003), comments on the interim final rule, and related documents. The comment period for this interim final rule has been extended. See 69 FR 70051, available through GPO Access. (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 6, 2003	Dec 8, 2004
	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 Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Draft FSIS Microbiological Hazard Identification Guide for Meat and Poultry Components of Products Produced by Very Small Plants Guide on microbiological hazard identification for very small plant operators that was developed in consultation with the Meat and Poultry Subcommittee of the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. It includes descriptions of pathogens of concern, guidance tables on the hazards in various process categories for products, and more. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, August 26, 1999	Jun 18, 2004
	Gallagher, Daniel L.; Ebel, Eric D.; Kause, Janell R.	Draft FSIS Risk Assessment for Listeria in Ready-to-eat Meat and Poultry Products Draft report of the FSIS Listeria risk assessment. Includes discussion of the public health regulatory context, the risk management questions to be addressed, the risk assessment model and outputs, and sensitivity analysis. Appendices are entitled "Revisions to the 2001 FDA/FSIS Risk Ranking Model" and Predicted Growth Between Processing and Retail". An updated version of this document is available here. (more) Publication Month: February 2003	Mar 6, 2003
	Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Food and Drug Safety Priority Area 12 Data used for the Food and Drug Safety Progress Review, including data on infections from foodborne Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, E. coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes. There is also data related to household practices such as refrigeration of perishable foods and washing cutting boards and utensils that have contacted raw meat or poultry, and data on percentage of states that have adopted the FDA Food Code. (more)	May 28, 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
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals This manual discusses laboratory diagnostic tests and information on vaccines for certain animal diseases. Publication Year: 2004	Oct 18, 2004
	Office of Public Health and Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Microbiological Testing Programs for Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Meat and Poultry Products Information about and tables of data from FSIS's microbiological testing programs on RTE meat and poultry products. Data are provided on the prevalence found for Salmonella and L. monocytogenes from 1990-2000. (more)	Oct 20, 2003
	Dey, B.P., Ed.	Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook "The Guidebook contains current protocols for analytical tests required by FSIS regulatory activities on meat, poultry and egg products. Specifically, microbiological methods are presented for sample preparation, isolation and identification of the major foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins, meat tissue species identification, and the detection of extraneous materials and antimicrobial residues. Media and reagent formulations, and Most Probable Number Tables are contained in an appendix". (more) Publication Year: 1998	Aug 8, 2002
	Research Triangle Institute	PR/HACCP Rule Evaluation Report: Listeriosis Food Safety Messages and Delivery Mechanisms for Pregnant Women Report on a focus group study of pregnant women on FSIS food safety messages on listeriosis and on ways to refine and effectively deliver these messsages. Includes data on the pregnant women's consumption, preparation, and storage habits for hot dogs and luncheon meats and a listing of the most popular books, magazines, and web sites for communicating prenatal care information. (more) Publication Date: Friday, February 23, 2001	Aug 8, 2002
	Gallagher, Daniel L.; Ebel, Eric D.; Kause, Janell R.	Risk Assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in Deli Meat Risk assessment regarding risk of illness or death from L. monocytogenes in RTE deli meats, considering the effectiveness of food contact surface testing and sanitation measures and other interventions. Includes discussion of the public health regulatory context, the risk management questions to be addressed, the risk assessment model and outputs, and sensitivity analysis. Appendices are entitled "Revisions to the 2001 FDA/FSIS Risk Ranking Model", "Predicted Growth Between Processing and Retail", "Evaluation of FSIS RTE Survey Data for Volume of Production for Establishments Producing Deli Meats," and "Risk Assessment Model Outputs Stratified by High, Medium and Low Production Volume Establishments & Consecutive Positive FCS Samples." Access to the model, response to peer review comments, and response to public comments is provided. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 26, 2003	Jul 11, 2003
	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
	Lake, Rob; Hudson, Andrew; Cressey, Peter; Nortje, Gerhard/Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited	Risk Profile: Listeria monocytogenes in Processed Ready-to-Eat Meats Profile of the risks associated with Listeria monocytogenes in processed ready-to-eat meats in New Zealand. Includes each step of a qualitative risk assessment as well as other information that will be useful for risk management. Also includes an appendix entitled "Categories for Risk Profiles". (more) Publication Month: October 2002	Sep 24, 2003

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