

AskHACCP: Looking Beyond the Positive: What Environmental Findings Are Trying to Tell Us
This article concludes our AskHACCP Environmental Monitoring & Listeria Series by exploring what happens after a positive environmental finding and how thoughtful investigations strengthen food safety systems. A laboratory report lands on your desk. One routine environmental sample has tested positive for Listeria species from a floor drain in the ready-to-eat area. If you have worked in food safety for any length of time, you can probably picture what happens next. Someone w














