FSIS Issues Guidance on Controlling Listeria in Retail Delis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) yesterday published a guidance document to aid retail delicatessens in controlling Listeria monocytogenes. The agency is soliciting public comments on the guidance through June 20, 2014.
Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Retail Delicatessens provides specific actions that retailers can take in the deli area to decrease the potential for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) growth or cross-contamination of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products. In particular, the guidance covers: