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Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention Submits Petition to USDA to Establish a Regulatory Limit for Listeria monocytogenes In Foods That Do Not Support Its Growth, May 31, 2005

• Petition Statement

IFT Supports Regulatory Limit, Not Zero Tolerance for Listeria monocytogenes Levels

FDA Publishes Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention Petition to Establish a Regulatory Limit for Listeria monocytogenes In Foods That Do Not Support Its Growth
Federal Register, May 24, 2004

• Federal Register Notice

Alliance for Listeriosis Prevention Submits Petition to FDA to Establish a Regulatory Limit for Listeria monocytogenes In Foods That Do Not Support Its Growth, December 17, 2003

• Petition Statement
• Petition Questions and Answers

FDA Releases Risk Assessment Document, October 21, 2003

• Risk Assessment Statement
• Risk Assessment Questions and Answers
• Comments to Previous Draft Version
• Link to Official FDA Documents

USDA-FSIS Release: "Listeria In FSIS Ready-to-Eat Products Shows Significant Decline"

• October 17, 2003 Release

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