Experts have made several recommendations ahead of a potential update to guidelines relating to the control of Listeria in food.
Consumer practices deviating from the intended use of a food highlights the need for improved labeling about correct preparation and businesses need to assess the potential impacts of climate change, said scientists brought together by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO).
The FAO/WHO Joint Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) met in Geneva, Switzerland, from late May to early June 2023, to perform risk assessments of Listeria monocytogenes in selected foods using models developed since a previous meeting.
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