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Public health and regulatory agencies in the USA have established a zero tolerance for Listeria monocytogenes in cooked, ready-to-eat food. This policy is science-based: the organism causes human illness, can grow at refrigeration temperatures and the infectious dose is unknown. The US response to listeriosis has included emphasis on Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point systems for processing, recommendations for sanitation and other measures for retail handling, and consumer education targeted to populations at highest risk for listeriosis. |