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Recommendations
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It is recommended that the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 –
Listeria
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monocytogenes
method be adopted as Official First Action status for the detection of
Listeria
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monocytogenes
in selected foods: hot dogs (25g & 125g), salmon (25g), deli turkey (25g &
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125g), cottage cheese (25g), chocolate milk (25 mL), vanilla ice cream (25g), queso fresco (25g),
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romaine lettuce (25g), melon (whole), raw chicken leg pieces (25g); raw chicken breast fillet,
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concrete (sponge, 225 mL & 100 mL), stainless steel (sponge, 225 mL), and plastic
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(Enviro
sS
wab, 10 mL) environmental samples.
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Acknowledgements
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We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following collaborators for their dedicated
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participation in this study:
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Robert Brooks- ATC Microbiology, LLC- North Little Rock, AR.
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Jaspreet Walia & Francisco Hernandez – Certified Laboratories, Turlock, CA
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David Bosco& Grizelda Trevino– Food Safety Net Services, Fresno, CA
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Alex Brandt & Chris Lopez – Food safety Net Services, San Antonio, TX
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Elizabeth Sjogren&Manish Shekhawat– Microbac Laboratories, Inc. Worcester, MA
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Li Maria Ma, Chris Timmons, & Claudia Diaz Proano – Oklahoma St. University, Stillwater,
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OK
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Alexandra Calle & David Campos – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
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Zachary Metz&David Baumler, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
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Robbie Smith, Dianne Wood, Evelyn Maranan,&Carmen Chavarria Maple Leaf Foods– Guelph,
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ON, Canada
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Ben Bastin– Microbiology R&D, Q Laboratories Inc., Cincinnati, OH
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David Isfort– Microbiology-Food, Q Laboratories Inc., Cincinnati, OH
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Jesse Miller, Bryan Schindler, Courtney Gies, Eric Budge, Zach Geurin & Alex Repeck - NSF
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International, Ann Arbor, MI
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Cynthia Zook & Christina Barnes – 3M Food Safety, St. Paul, MN
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We would like to extend a special thanks to the following team members at Q Laboratories,
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Inc. for their efforts during the collaborative study: M. Joseph Benzinger Jr., Allison Mastalerz,
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Alison DeShields, Jonathan Clifton, T. Shane Wilson, Meghan Daniel, Nicole Klass and Colleen
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Sweeney.
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References
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(1) United States Food and Drug Administration. (2008)
Guidance for Industry: Control of
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Listeria monocytogenes in Refrigerated or Frozen Ready-to-Eat Foods; Draft
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Guidanc
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nformation/FoodProcessingHACCP/ucm073110.htm(Accessed March 2016)
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(2) European Food Safety Authority. (2015)
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Listeri
a http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/listeria(Accessed March 2016)
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