Open AccessEstablishing enhanced Listeria control: Coupling environmental monitoring with risk-based product testing
Author(s) -
Sanjay Gummalla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012033
Subject(s) - product (mathematics) , listeria monocytogenes , control (management) , convergence (economics) , risk analysis (engineering) , food safety , business , listeria , product testing , production (economics) , computer science , marketing , economics , food science , biology , economic growth , mathematics , microeconomics , artificial intelligence , genetics , geometry , bacteria
Prevention and control of Listeria monocytogenes remains a challenge in food manufacturing facilities and methods adopted vary across different production systems and food categories. Regulatory policies also vary from region to region, although there is a convergence across the world towards risk-based approaches. Given these inconsistencies, the objective of this commentary is to reiterate two fundamentally critical components of Listeria control and prevention, and the potential benefits of actively coupling food contact surface testing and risk-based product testing programs.