Listeria Exposure Assessment

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
	European Food Safety Authority	The Community Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Antimicrobial Resistance in the European Union in 2004 Report on zoonotic agents and zoonoses in the EU in 2004. Includes data on levels of agents in foods and foodborne outbreaks and on antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli. (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	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
	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
	Division of Data Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Food and Drug Safety Progress Review: Objective Charts Charts of foodborne infections of Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, E. coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes, as compared to Healthy People 2000 objectives. Also information on refrigeration and cutting board practices and adoption of the FDA Food Code for retail establishments. (more)	May 28, 2002
	Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, Public Health Laboratory, University of Melbourne	Home Delivery of Perishable Foods Project Report of a study on the potential for pathogen growth in home delivered foods. The study included determination of delivery times and temperature profiles for home delivered foods, challenge tests for the growth of Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella on cheese, sliced meat, savoury pastry, fruit, and milk, comparison of challenge test results with predictive models, and application of predictive models to the home delivery data. Appendices include "Temperature measurement trials - comparison of core vs surface temperature measurements," "Temperature profiles for Home deliveries," and "Challenge test results". (more) Publication Month: November 2003	Dec 20, 2004
	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
	Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Listeriosis Overview of listeriosis. Includes symptoms, risk, exposure pathways, prevention, treatment, incidence, risk groups, surveillance, and more. (more)	Jul 17, 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
	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
		Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- 10 Sites, United States, 2004 This article discusses 2004 surveillance data for Campylobacter, E. coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Comparisons are made for data from 1996-2004. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 15, 2005	Apr 18, 2005
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food --- Selected Sites, United States, 2003 This article discusses 2003 surveillance data for Campylobacter, E. coli O157, Listeria, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia, Cryptosporidium, and Cyclospora cayetanensis. Comparisons are made for data from 1996-2003. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2003	May 3, 2004
	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization	Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Risk Assessment of Microbiological Hazards in Foods This report of the Consultation which was held in Rome, Italy on July 17-21, 2000 includes information about hazard identification, hazard characterization, and exposure assessment of Salmonella in broilers and eggs and Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2000	May 15, 2002
	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

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