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Control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods. Draft guidance, contains nonbinding recommendations.

Author(s) : US FDA, CFSAN

Type of monograph: Booklet

Summary

This draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) current thinking on this topic. Its purpose is to provide guidance to industry on how to control L. monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat (RF-RTE) foods. Specifically, this document provides guidance on: the formulation of RF-RTE foods to prevent the growth of L. monocytogenes; treatment of foods to destroy viable cells of L. monocytogenes; controls on: ingredients, storing RF-RTE foods, employee hygiene, design, transportation, construction, operation of plant and equipment, sanitation and monitoring; recommended methods to detect or enumerate Listeria species or L. monocytogenes. This report can be downloaded from: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lmrtegui.html.

Details

  • Original title: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in refrigerated or frozen ready-to-eat foods. Draft guidance, contains nonbinding recommendations.
  • Record ID : 2009-0932
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Publication: US FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) - United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2008/02
  • Source: Source: 26 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; ref.

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