US meat industry questions new listeria guidelines
Published: 2012-11-26 Authour: Foodmate Team Views: 32
Core Tip: The US meat industry has expressed concerns over new Listeria control guidelines released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
In a letter to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the American Meat Institute (AMI) questioned why the guideline on Listeria monocytogenes control in post-lethality ready-to-eat meat and poultry products had been revised without input from the meat and poultry industry.