Compliance and regulatory requirements for the meat and poultry ...
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Microbiological guidelines<br />
• Listeria monocytogenes may on occasion be found in a wide variety of<br />
packaged foods sampled at <strong>the</strong> retail level <strong>for</strong> which <strong>the</strong>re are no st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
or guidelines in St<strong>and</strong>ard 1.6.1.<br />
• Additional microbiological guideline criteria<br />
• Applicable where a st<strong>and</strong>ard is not justified based on risk <strong>and</strong><br />
occurrence<br />
• These guideline criteria are intended to complement o<strong>the</strong>r riskmanagement<br />
strategies undertaken by government <strong>and</strong> industry<br />
– (e.g. Food Safety Program, GMP, GHP)<br />
• Exceedance of <strong>the</strong> guideline levels generally indicates a failure in <strong>the</strong> food<br />
production process or hygiene procedures.<br />
• Action should be taken to identify <strong>and</strong> remedy <strong>the</strong> problem.