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Environmental testing involves the microbiological sampling of food contact surfaces or nearby areas to test for the presence of pathogens or indicator organisms. An environmental monitoring program (EMP) includes pathogen swabbing to detect risk in the sanitary conditions of the processing environment and is a verification of the effectiveness of pathogen controls in place at a facility.
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Determining Sanitation Effectiveness with a Robust Environmental Monitoring Program

A PEM program should test for a mix of indicator organisms and a mix of pathogens based on product susceptibility and risk
Janna Hamlett, Ph.D.
December 11, 2022

Many methods are available for verifying the viability of a sanitation program, and most facilities use a combination of different methods to ensure that the sanitation program is performing as expected. Pathogen environmental monitoring (PEM) programs are a key prerequisite program to a sanitation program and to any facility's overall food safety program. There is no one-size-fits-all PEM program for facilities; rather, a PEM program is based on a facility's risk factors and what product(s) the facility manufactures.


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FDA Environmental Monitoring Tactics Have Changed—Have Yours?

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Bryan Armentrout
October 31, 2022

The Investigations Operations Manual is the standard for FDA field investigations. It explains how FDA investigators are taught to act, what to look for, and what to do when they find a noncompliance at a food facility. The latest version, which came out in June 2022, contains an important update on environmental monitoring.


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Focusing Ahead—Processors' Priorities for the Near Term

Food processors are now focusing on projects and priorities put on hold during the pandemic, including maintaining or adding to food safety certifications
Bob Ferguson
August 15, 2022

With the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) solidly in the rearview mirror, we wanted to find out what projects and initiatives food companies are focusing on for the rest of this year and into 2023. We heard from more than 200 food processors in every major category. They reported a wide-ranging wish list of projects and priorities, with improving their food safety culture, more training, improving their supply chain management (especially with their foreign suppliers), and improving their sanitation and environmental monitoring programs at the top of the list.


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Analytical Testing in Food Safety Continues to Grow

Bob Ferguson
April 16, 2020
No trend has been reported as being more impactful than the increase in the amount of analytical testing being conducted—especially the increase in testing for microorganisms.
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Getting Sanitation Out of the Reclean/Retest Rut

Wendy White M.Sc.
April 16, 2020
Food companies and regulators have become increasingly vigilant for environmental pathogens in manufacturing facilities, with problems triggering swab-a-thons and even recalls.
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Keys to Effective Monitoring for Listeria

Samuel D Alcaine
August 20, 2019
For ready-to-eat food processors, developing and implementing pathogen environmental monitoring programs are important parts of their sanitation controls.
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Listeria Testing Results in under 60 Minutes

Neogen
October 18, 2017
The Listeria Right Now™ test system detectsListeria, including the pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes, in environmental samples in under 60 minutes—with molecular-level accuracy and without the need to enrich samples. The test has also been submitted for AOAC Performance Tested certification to further validate its accuracy.
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Revolutionary Bio-Contained, In-House Pathogen Detection System

CERTUS
July 6, 2017
This pathogen detection system improves food safety by providing fast, easy-to-use and cost effective methodology to detect and prevent environmental pathogens.
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NSF Report Reveals Critical Differences between ATP Hygiene Monitoring Systems

Neogen
October 1, 2015
Adenosine trisphosphate hygiene monitoring can play an important role in the verification of good sanitation practices.
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Environmental Monitoring Self-Assessment in Preparation for FSMA

Hygiena
October 1, 2015
With the focus of the Food Safety Modernization Act shifting from reaction to prevention, food processors will carry even greater responsibility.
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ATP Depletion – An Overlooked Concern of Rapid Hygiene Assessments

On Demand: This webinar will present recent research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison demonstrating this ATP-depletion phenomenon and how processors can guard against such false negative assessments.

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