Joint FAO/WHO Expert meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Food: Attribution, Characterization and Monitoring

Overview

A virtual meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Food: Attribution, Characterization and Monitoring was held from 20 October to 06 November, 2020. The purpose of the meeting was to review recent data on Listeria monocytogenes and determine the need to modify, update, or develop new risk assessment models and tools for this pathogen.

This document summarizes the conclusions of this meeting. The full report will be published as part of the FAO and WHO Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) Series.