Detected in Potentially Post-processing or post-harvest Product disposition action required to assess safety 25g hazardous contamination or inadequate process control. and determine if disposal or product recall is 1. RTE food in which required. Vulnerability of population to be growth of Listeria considered. monocytogenes can Higher levels in product in the marketplace An investigation should be undertaken of: occur may be due to poor temperature control the raw materials used; during storage and/or distribution or adequacy of cleaning and sanitising of premises inappropriate length of life. and equipment, particularly of preferred such as drains adequacy of construction and maintenance of premises the effectiveness of processing controls the adequacy of process flow. Increased sampling, including environmental sampling. Not Satisfactory detected in 25g 2. RTE food in which >102 Potentially Post-processing or post-harvest Product disposition action required to assess safety growth of Listeria hazardous contamination or inadequate process control. and determine if disposal or product recall is monocytogenes will required. Vulnerability of population should be not occur considered. An investigation should be implemented as above. Detected Satisfactory if a Indicates better process control required. While regulatory limits are met, the presence of L. but listericidal monocytogenes should be investigated in the case of ≤102 process has not a food that has received a listericidal process. For been applied. foods that have not, ongoing trend analysis should be used to monitor levels. Product disposition action may be required to assess Marginal if a safety and determine if disposal or recall is required. listericidal Vulnerability of population should be considered. process has been applied. Absent in Satisfactory 25g
1. RTE food in which growth of Listeria monocytogenes can occur Detected in 25g Potentially hazardous Post-processing or post-harvest contamination or inadequate process control. Higher levels in product in the marketplace may be due to poor temperature control during storage and/or distribution or inappropriate length of life. Product disposition action required to assess safety and determine if disposal or product recall is required. Vulnerability of population to be considered. An investigation should be undertaken of: the raw materials used; adequacy of cleaning and sanitising of premises and equipment, particularly of preferred such as drains adequacy of construction and maintenance of premises the effectiveness of processing controls the adequacy of process flow. Increased sampling, including environmental sampling. Not detected in 25g Satisfactory 2. RTE food in which growth of Listeria monocytogenes will not occur >102 Potentially hazardous Post-processing or post-harvest contamination or inadequate process control. Product disposition action required to assess safety and determine if disposal or product recall is required. Vulnerability of population should be considered. An investigation should be implemented as above. Detected but ≤102 Satisfactory if a listericidal process has not been applied. Marginal if a listericidal process has been applied. Indicates better process control required. While regulatory limits are met, the presence of L. monocytogenes should be investigated in the case of a food that has received a listericidal process. For foods that have not, ongoing trend analysis should be used to monitor levels. Product disposition action may be required to assess safety and determine if disposal or recall is required. Vulnerability of population should be considered. Absent in 25g Satisfactory
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