date:Sep 07, 2012
controlling listeria contamination and perceived barriers in controlling listeria to identify areas where further information was required.
An analysis of available information indicated that fish entering processing plants could have listeria present on their skin. Prevalence rates were low, but variable.
FSAS said some L. monocytogenes biotypes could persistently colonise plant processing environments, becoming resident in plants. However, these were more likely to be isolated from the final