United States: NFPA believes risk focus is appropriate in USDA directive on Listeria testing

摘要

On December 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a final Directive containing guidance to government inspectors for Listeria testing in food plants producing certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. In response to the Directive, Dr. Rhona Applebaum, Executive Vice President of the National Food Processors Association (NFPA), said "This ... is an improvement over USDA's earlier proposal because of its risk-based approach. The Directive appropriately focuses inspection resources on those ready-to-eat products with the greatest potential to adversely impact public health due to growth of Listeria.