Compliance and regulatory requirements for the meat and poultry ...
Compliance and regulatory requirements for the meat and poultry ...
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When is growth….not growth?<br />
• To define a product in which growth of L. monocytogenes<br />
can occur.<br />
• “A ready-to-eat food in which <strong>the</strong>re is greater than an<br />
average of 0.5 log cfu/g increase in L. monocytogenes<br />
levels <strong>for</strong> at least <strong>the</strong> expected shelf life under reasonably<br />
<strong>for</strong>eseeable conditions of distribution, storage <strong>and</strong> use”<br />
Practical issues to resolve<br />
• “Plus a safety margin” – what is a realistic safety margin?<br />
• Is <strong>the</strong> cold chain always at 5°C ?<br />
• How do we evaluate if L. monocytogenes can grow or not?
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