Policy, Procedures, Guidance

• Docket No. FSIS 2013-0038 | PDF (Jun 11, 2015)
  Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens
  • Related Documents:
    • FSIS Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Retail Delicatessens | PDF (Jun 2015)
      • Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in Retail Delicatessens (Brochure) | En Español PDF | Hmong PDF
        This brochure provides best practice tips for deli operators.
        Audio: Hmong (mp3)
        • Guidance for Controlling Lm in Retail Delis
        • Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)
        • Listeriosis
        • Product Handling
        • Cleaning and Sanitizing
        • Employee Practices
        • For more Information
        • Disclaimer - Work Supported by USDA and NIFA Award #2014-4877
        • Disclaimer - USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
    • Letter to Establishments on Retail Listeria monocytogenes (LM) Pilot Project (Jan 19, 2016) | En Español PDF
    • FSIS Notice 04-16 - Pilot Project: Control of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) in Retail Delicatessens
    • Interagency Risk Assessment - Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens
    • Docket No. FSIS-2013-0038 | PDF (Apr 21, 2014)
• Video: Listeria Controls at Retail
   FSIS hosted webinar  held on September 29, 2015 with representatives from FSIS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  
   
• Docket No. 04-032N | PDF (Dec 2, 2004)
  • Related Document:
    • Availability of the FSIS Report on Assessing the Effectiveness of the Listeria monocytogenes Interim Final Rule
       
• Docket No. 97-031FE | PDF (Dec 2, 2004)
  Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products. Interim final rule; extension of comment period.
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• FSIS Directive 10,240.4 - Revision 3 (Jan 10, 2014; PDF Only)
  Verification Activities for the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and the Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Sampling Program
  • Related Documents and Attachments
     
• FSIS Directive 10,240.5 - Revision 3 (Mar 28, 2013; PDF only)
  Verification Procedures for Enforcement, Investigations and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) for the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and Routine Risk-Based Listeria monocytogenes (RLm) Sampling Program
   
• FSIS Directive 10,300.1 - Revision 1
  Intensified Verification Testing (IVT) Protocol for Sampling of Product, Food Contact Surfaces and Environmental Surfaces for Listeria Monocytogenes (Mar 28, 2013; PDF Only)
   
• Compliance Guidelines
  These guidelines help establishments producing Ready-to-Eat (RTE) meat and poultry products in their use of control methods for L. monocytogenes.

FSIS Recalls and Public Health Alerts

All FSIS recall information, including reports of recalls for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, is available in the Recalls section.
 

Risk Assessments

Provides FSIS risk assessment reports and models for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, etc.
 

Consumer Information

• Protect Your Baby and Yourself from Listeriosis | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
  One-page flyer in plain language lists steps to take to reduce their risk of listeriosis for pregnant women and newborns.

Historical/Archival Information

• Listeria Workshops for Small/Very Small Plants (2003)
  Get materials from interactive workshops held to help small and very small plants prepare for the interim final rule "Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat Meat and Poultry Products."
• Research: Listeriosis Food Safety Messages and Delivery Mechanisms for Pregnant Women | PDF (2001)
• FSIS Revised Action Plan for Control of Listeria monocytogenes for the Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis (2000)

Links to Additional Information

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Listeriosis Information from CDC | En Español
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration
  Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook (The "Bad Bug Book")