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Sampling the Processing Environment for Listeria

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This chapter describes in detail the procedures used when sampling for Listeria in food processing environments. Sampling of food contact surfaces, non-food contact surfaces, and liquids such as drain effluents are addressed. Sponge stick swabs are considered advantageous for surface sampling and tips regarding their application are given. Liquids are collected using sterile dippers and the procedure for their correct use is described. Advice on places to sample, the best time for sampling and the frequency of sampling are also given. Such details help hygienists/microbiologists to be successful in their attempts to isolate strains of Listeria, even if such bacteria are well attached to surfaces or located in niches that are difficult to reach.

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  1. Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Str. Domneasca 47, Galati, 800008, Romania

    Anca Ioana Nicolau & Andrei Sorin Bolocan

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  1. Teagasc Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland

    Kieran Jordan

  2. Food Microbiology and Safety Group, Animal, Food and Health Sciences, CSIRO, Werribee, Victoria, Australia

    Edward M. Fox

  3. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria

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Nicolau, A.I., Bolocan, A.S. (2014). Sampling the Processing Environment for Listeria . In: Jordan, K., Fox, E., Wagner, M. (eds) Listeria monocytogenes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1157. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0703-8_1

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