Playing it safe

摘要

Vlevico is a meat processing company based in Belgium that supplies meat to the Colruyt supermarket chain. Operations deal with animal carcasses through to processing and further meat preparations and - as such - require compliance with strict standards with regard to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. "The European regulation under EC/2073/2005 allows a limited amount of Listeria monocytogenes in the product - a maximum of 100 cfu/g at the expiration of shelf life," explains Veronique, "but atVlevico we settle our Food Safety objective higher than the regulation baseline (absence in 25 gr), to ensure a high level of safety for our consumers." Customer confidence is obviously important to maintain loyalty, and Bert identifies safety as a fundamental way to ensure this.