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Science-based regulation<br />

• International risk assessments have examined <strong>the</strong> public<br />

health risk from Listeria monocytogenes in great depth<br />

• FDA/USDA risk assessment (2003)<br />

– examined 23 ready-to-eat (RTE) foods<br />

– consumption data <strong>and</strong> prevalence data were combined<br />

with <strong>the</strong> potential <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> food to support <strong>the</strong> growth of <strong>the</strong><br />

organism<br />

– foods were ranked according to:<br />

• risk per serving<br />

• risk per annum

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