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
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> >
> >
>
>
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