

Beyond the Product Test: What FSIS’s Expanded Listeria Sampling Means for RTE Processors
More environmental sampling brings a practical question into focus: what do your results tell you about how your operation is working? A cooked ham reaches the slicer. A finished sausage is peeled and portioned. Ready-to-eat product moves across the packaging table. The lethality step is complete. The food safety work is not. For ready-to-eat meat and poultry, handling after lethality can create opportunities for contamination. Protecting the product through those remaining s


















