IFLR cert., M.Sc.,Food Safety, Principal Food Safety Specialist,auditor/ inspector,Food Safety consultant,Associate Professor, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
The European Commission has amendedCommission Regulation (EU) 2073/2005 on the microbiological criteria for foods to expand the requirements for food business operators regarding Listeria monocytogenes. According to the revised regulation, the responsibility for ensuring that L. monocytogenes is not present in covered RTE foods now applies to all situations where those foods are placed on the market throughout their shelf life, and for which the producing food business operator has not been able to demonstrate that the level of L. monocytogenes will not exceed the limit of 100 cfu/g throughout its shelf life. The amendment was prompted by the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) latest zoonoses report, which found that the number of listeriosis cases recorded in the EU increased by 15.9 percent between 2021 and 2022. The new requirement will take effect on July 1, 2026.
The European Commission amended its regulation on the microbiological criteria for foods to revise the requirements for food business operators regarding Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods. 👉 MORE: https://brnw.ch/21wOSwb #foodsafety #foodindustry #Listeria #EU
