Risk Assessment of Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Foods: Interpretative Summary (Microbiological Risk Assessment Series)

Cases Of Listeriosis Appear To Be Predominantly Associated With Ready-to-eat Products. Fao And Who Have Undertaken A Risk Assessment Of Listeria Monocytogenes In Ready-to-eat Foods, Prepared And Reviewed By An International Team Of Scientists. Input Was Received From Several International Fora Including Expert Consultations And Codex Alimentarius Committee Meetings As Well As Via Public And Peer Review. This Interpretative Summary Provides An Overview Of How The Risk Assessment Was Undertaken And The Results. In Particular, It Provides Information Relevant To Risk Managers Addressing Problems Posed By This Pathogen In Ready-to-eat Foods. It Includes Answers To The Specific Risk Management Questions Posed By The Codex Committee On Food Hygiene And Outlines The Issues To Be Considered When Implementing Control Measures, Including The Establishment Of Microbiological Criteria. Includes Bibliographical References. Consistent with the need to provide safe feeding for all infants, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting on Enterobacter sakazakii and other microorganisms in powdered infant formula in WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland from 2 to 5 February 2004.