USA – Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens

This guideline provides information on steps that retailers can take to prevent certain ready-to-eat (RTE) foods that are prepared or sliced in retail delicatessens (delis) and consumed in the home, such as deli meats and deli salads, from becoming contaminated with Lm. This guideline relates to FSIS regulations in 9 CFR parts 303, 327, 381, 416, and 430.