FAQs for ASTA on the Potential Risks Related to Listeria Monocytogenes in Spices
FAQs for ASTA on the Potential Risks Related to Listeria Monocytogenes in Spices provide information for ASTA members on issues related to the potential risks related to Listeria Monocytogenes in spices. It includes frequently asked questions on hazard analysis, environmental monitoring, and relevant references/resources.
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2018 Technical Presentation: FDA's Spice Risk Profile and the Spice Industry
This presentation was provided at the 2018 Annual Meeting. The presenter, Joseph A. Levitt, presented on how FDA's Spice Risk Profile affects the Spice Industry, including a Draft Risk Profile for Spices, ASTA's comments, results of FDA retail study, and recommendations for ASTA members.
Evaluation of Antimicrobial Properties on the Surrogate Organism Enterococcus faecium for Validation of Spice Processing Controls
This document, revised in January 2022, is an evaluation of Enterococcus faecium as a potential surrogate for validation of spice processing controls and provides data demonstrating the relative inhibition of the proposed surrogate (Enterococcus faecium) and a group of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica.
