Re: Tolerance for L. monocytogenes

From: Andrew Strak (abstrak@accesswave.ca)
Date: Sun Mar 05 2000 - 10:00:31 PST

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    Jan,

    How to access all those regulations for individual European countries, then?
    Are they on-line like FDA, CFIA or even EU regulations are? Apparently not.

    Best regards,

    Andrew Strak

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: J. (Jan) A.M. Verhoeven <jan.verhoeven@foodfocus.nl>
    To: Dipak,Chaudhari <Dipak.Chaudhari@unilever.com>
    Cc: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
    Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 7:13 AM
    Subject: RE: Tolerance for L. monocytogenes

    > Yes,
    >
    > Of course there are limits Dipak!
    > I am not sure how this rule is implemented in other countries within
    > the EU, but this is in the Food Regulations in the Netherlands:
    >
    > GENERAL RULE for Listeria monocytogenes in food:
    >
    > "NOT DETECTABLE IN 0,01 GRAM or MILLILITER" [but this is]
    > "not applicable for unprocessed foodstuffs" and
    > "not applicable for processed foodstuffs which have NOT undergone a
    > treatment which reduces microbial load AND are intended to be
    > consumed after heating by the end user".
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Jan
    >
    >
    > On 3 Mar 2000, at 9:52, Dipak,Chaudhari wrote:
    >
    > > Dear Oskar,
    > > There is no mention of Listeria limit anywhere in EU countries but it is
    > > generally accepted as "absent"
    > > Regards Dipak
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu] On
    Behalf
    > > Of Oskar Skulason
    > > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:45 PM
    > > To: seafood@ucdavis.edu
    > > Subject: Tolerance for L. monocytogenes
    > >
    > > Does anyone have any information about the tolerance level for Listeria
    > > monocytogenes in the EU-countries?
    > >
    > > It is different between countries and I think it is interesting to
    compare
    > > the differences within EU and the zero tolerance level in the U.S.
    > > Kveðja / Best regards
    > > Óskar Skúlason
    > > -------------------------------------------------
    > > Fiskistofa - Gæðastjórnunarsvið
    > > Directorate of Fisheries - Quality Division
    > > Ingólfsstræti 1
    > > 150 Reykjavík
    > > Tel (354) 569 7900, fax (354) 569 7950
    > > http://fiskistofa.is
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    > ____________________________________________
    > Ing. J.(Jan) A.M. Verhoeven, director of:
    > Foodfocus, consultancy- & service bureau food: technology and quality
    assurance
    > De Volder 32, NL-5283 ZD BOXTEL, The Netherlands
    > tel +31 411 67 56 39 fax +31 411 67 11 56
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