Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods. Part 2: Risk Assessment Models
WHO HQ, Geneva, Switzerland: 29 May – 2 June 2023
Overview
A Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods was convened in response to Codex Committee on Food Hygiene's (CCFH) request at its 52nd session to undertake a production-to-consumption risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in foods, to inform a possible future revision of the Guidelines on the Application of General Principles of Food Hygiene to the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods (CXG 61- 2007).
This document summarizes the conclusions and recommendations of the microbiological risk assessments of L. monocytogenes in specific foods; namely, diced ready-to-eat (RTE) cantaloupe, frozen vegetables and cold-smoked ready-to-eat (RTE) fish, in light of new data and approaches. This document has been prepared to facilitate the deliberations of the upcoming CCFH meeting. A full report of the meeting will be published as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.