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05.02.2024 - Foods

Food Association Germany: New Guidelines for Listeria Prevention

On December 18, 2023, the German Food Association published the “Guideline for Good Practice Recommendations for Prevention Measures against Listeria monocytogenes in Certain Areas of Food Production”. 

Below is an overview of some important contents of the guideline:

• Preventive measures against Listeria in the company
• Categorization of products according to Regulation (EC) 2073/2005
• Challenge tests
• Environmental monitoring for Listeria spp. and/or Listeria monocytogenes
• Raw material and product testing
• Measures in case of excessive test results
• Legal reporting and notification obligations

On February 22, 2024, we offer you a free BAV online seminar with an “Overview of the Food Association's Guideline on Prevention Measures against Listeria monocytogenes”. More information can be found here. 

You can find our profile on Listeria monocytogenes at the following link:  www.bav-institut.de: Listeria monocytogenes

In our Tentamus laboratories, we regularly conduct tests for Listeria monocytogenes as well as Listeria spp. We provide you with fast and reliable results.

Our customer consultants are available to you for any questions you may have.

Sources: 

German Food Association e.V.: https://www.lebensmittelverband.de/de/

Link to the guideline: https://www.lebensmittelverband.de/de/medien/publikation