Strengthening the efficacy of official food control improves Listeria monocytogenes prevention in fish-processing plants.

ABSTRACT: Vacuum-packaged cold-salted and cold-smoked fish products are considered typical vehicles for Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of the food-borne disease listeriosis, which is increasingly prevalent in the European Union. Efficacy of both the fish processing plant self-checking system and official food control conducted by authorities are crucial for L. monocytogenes prevention in the processing of these risky products. However, the impact of official control on L. monocytogenes prevention in the processing of fish products has not been extensively studied. We investigated the occurrence, control measures, and correction of non-compliances predisposing to L. monocytogenes in Finnish fish processing plants. The following features were associated with L. monocytogenes occurrence: (

SUBMITTER: Aalto-Araneda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6117308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature