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| Listeria
is a bacterium that is commonly found in the environment
- in air and water, on our hands and in our refrigerators.
Most people are routinely exposed to Listeria with
no health consequences. Listeria monocytogenes
is a virulent strain and can lead to the very serious
disease, listeriosis, particularly among some at-risk
populations. These include pregnant women, newborns,
the very old and people who are immune-compromised.
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Listeria
monocytogenes
General
and technical information from the Center for Disease
and Prevention - Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases.
Protect
Your Baby and Yourself From Listeriosis
USDA
brochure regarding Listeria monocytogenes and
food contamination.
Control
Of Listeria monocytogenes In Small Meat & Poultry
Establishments (Penn
State University Video)
The
video produced by Penn State University and Dr. Catherine
Cutter includes coverage of employee hygiene and sanitation
practices, harborage sites, biofilms, equipment and facilities
and much, much more. Call AAMP today or order
online. Spanish version is now available.
Controlling
Listeria monocytogenes In Small and Very Small
Meat and Poultry Plants
Produced
by Dr. William Henning and Dr. Catherine Cutter from Penn
State University. This document was designed to provide
guidelines to the small and very small processor on practices
and methods to assess, prevent and control the opportunities
for contamination of RTE products by L. monocytogenes.
FSIS
Report on Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listeria
monocytogenes Interim Final Rule
The
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released
the report, which outlined the impact of the interim final
rule and made recommendations for future actions
USDA/FSIS
Backgrounder: FSIS Rule Designed To Reduce Listeria
monocytogenes In Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products
The
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service description
of the interim final rule requiring that federal establishments
producing certain ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry
products take steps to reduce the incidence of Listeria
monocytogenes.
FSIS
Notice 49-04: Production
Information On Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-To-Eat (RTE)
Products
This
notice announces the availability of FSIS Form 10,240-1:
Production Information on Post-Lethality Exposed
Ready-to-Eat Products. Establishments that produce products
that are regulated under 9 CFR part 430 are required to
complete the form in accordance with 9 CFR 430.4(d).
FSIS
Form 10,240-1
FSIS
Notice 51-04: Availability Of Q & As Regarding
FSIS Form 10,240-1 (Production Information On Post-Lethality
Exposed Ready-To-Eat Products
FSIS
Directive 10240.4 - Verification Procedures For The Listeria
monocytogenes Regulation
The
FSIS Directive provides Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSIs)
and Consumer Safety Officers (CSOs) with instructions
for verifying whether establishments are complying with
the regulations and microbial sampling of ready-to-eat
(RTE) products.
FSIS
Directive 10240.4 - Interactive PDF
The
interactive FSIS Directive 10240.4 is cross-linked to
the flow charts in order to help you understand where
each part of the Directive fits in the overall verification
process that is established by the Directive.
USDA/FSIS
Backgrounder: FSIS Strengthens Regulations To Reduce Listeria
monocytogens In Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products
The
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service announcement
of the interim final rule requiring federal establishments
producing certain ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry
products to take steps to further reduce the incidence
of Listeria monocytogenes.
Control
Of Listeria monocytogenes In Ready-To-Eat Meat
and Poultry Products [Docket No. 97-013F]
The
FSIS Docket describes the alternatives to address the
control of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat
meat and poultry products.
Compliance
Guidelines To Control Listeria monocytogenes In
Post-lethality Exposed Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products
The
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service developed compliance
guidelines to help the establishments producing ready-to-eat
(RTE) meat and poultry products, especially small and
very small establishments, in their use of control methods
for Listeria monocytogenes to comply with the
regulations.
Attachment
1 - Control
Of Lm In Post-lethality Exposed RTE Products
FSIS
flow diagram outlining the control of Listeria monocytogenes
in post-lethality exposed ready-to-eat products
Attachment
2 - Establishments
Electing To Use Alternative 1
FSIS
flow diagram outlining the regulatory compliance for
federal establishments electing to use Alternative 1
Attachment
3 - Establishments
Electing To Use Alternative 2
FSIS
flow diagram outlining the regulatory compliance for
federal establishments electing to use Alternative 2
Attachment
4 - Establishments
Electing To Use Alternative 3
FSIS
flow diagram outlining the regulatory compliance for
federal establishments electing to use Alternative 3
Attachment
5 - RTE
Regulations
Definitions
of words used throughout the FSIS Compliance Guideline
Resource
1 - Processing
Category
FSIS
table to determine if product is ready-to-eat or not
ready-to-eat
Resource
2 - Determine
Whether The Product Is a Deli or Hotdog Product
Resource
to determine whether the product is a deli or hotdog
product and determine the control measures used for
the product and the alternative into which your product
fits
Resource
3 - Question
and Answer Document On L. monocytogenes Rule
FSIS
complied questions and answers
Summary
of Listeria monocytogenes Compliance Guideline for Small
and Very Small Meat and Poultry plants that Produce Ready-To-Eat
Products
FSIS
document is intended to assist small and very small meat
and poultry plants that manufacture ready-to-eat (RTE)
products to understand the regulatory requirements associated
with the production of these products.
FSIS
Listeria Guidelines For Industry
FSIS
document published to assist establishments in reassessing
their HACCP plans with respect to Listeria monocytogenes.
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