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FDA’s Listeria Prevention Public Meeting: Experts Debate Zero Tolerance, Emphasize Environmental Monitoring and Fundamental Controls

Participants argued that reductions in listeriosis will require implementation of fundamental preventive controls, true "seek and destroy" efforts, and risk-based approaches. Dose-response models suggesting that low contamination may confer low risk were also discussed.

FDA’s Listeria Prevention Public Meeting: Experts Debate Zero Tolerance, Emphasize Environmental Monitoring and Fundamental Controls

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Participants argued that reductions in listeriosis will require implementation of fundamental preventive controls, true "seek and destroy" efforts, and risk-based approaches.

Dose-response models suggesting that low contamination may confer low risk were also discussed.

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Participants argued that reductions in listeriosis will require implementation of fundamental preventive controls, true "seek and destroy" efforts, and risk-based approaches. Dose-response models suggesting that low contamination may confer low risk were also discussed.

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