date:Sep 22, 2012
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today called for submissions on plans to review existing limits for Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat foods.
The body said the reason for the proposal was due to the microbiological limits set in Standard 1.6.1 were established more than ten years ago by the code in December 2000.
The limit generally specified is not detected in 25 g and for read-to-eat products, a limit of 100 cfu per 25 g is allowed in one out of five samples. An amendment to