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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE
John Holah*
Kersia Group, Gateway House, Pilsworth Road, Pilsworth
Industrial Estate Bury BL9 8RD, United Kingdom
Food Protection Trends, Vol 42, No. 5, p. 383-395
https://doi.org/10.4315/FPT-21-038
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2022, International Association for Food Protection
2900 100th Street, Suite 309, Des Moines, IA 50322-3855, USA
A 5-Point Listeria Control Plan: A European Perspective
ABSTRACT
With an aging population and no reduction in Listeria
cases, listeriosis is likely to become even more important
in Europe, and all potential food industry control measures
should be explored. A Listeria 5-point control plan to manage
the occurrence of Listeria in high hygiene food manufacturing
areas has been developed and trialed in the United Kingdom
and Ireland since 2016; it comprises these points:
* Prevent entry of Listeria into high hygiene food
manufacturing areas using effective barriers.
* Ensure that the high hygiene manufacturing
infrastructure (building structure, equipment, and
utensils) cannot harbor and/or allow the growth of
Listeria (Listeria sources).
* Ensure that high hygiene good manufacturing
practices limit the cross-contamination vectors that
can carry Listeria from sources to product or productcontact
surfaces.
* Design an effective cleaning and disinfection program
that will kill or remove any Listeria that has entered the
high hygiene area since the previous cleaning program.
* Provide an environmental monitoring and
microbiological verification sampling program that
monitors and verifies Listeria control procedures.
This review suggests that the plan develops a team
ethos among factory technical, production, engineering,
and hygiene functions and that success has been achieved
in reducing the prevalence of Listeria in product and the
environment.
INTRODUCTION
Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous, environmental
microorganism responsible for the human disease listeriosis
(7). Listeriosis symptoms range from the mild flu-like and
diarrhea to life-threatening infections such as septicemia and
meningoencephalitis. More severe illness mainly occurs in
developing fetuses, newborn infants, those with weakened
immune systems, and the elderly (over 65 years of age) (7).
Severe illness is characterized by high rates of hospitalization
and high mortality rates, which equated to 17.6% of
confirmed cases in the European Union in 2019 (8).
*Author for correspondence: Phone: +44 (0) 1706 2222444; Email: john.holah@kersia-group.com
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022

Environmental Risk Factors in the Human Pathogen Transmission Pathways between Animal Operations and Produce Crops
A 5-Point Listeria Control Plan: A European Perspective
Oncology Providers’ Opinions on Neutropenic Diet and Safe Food Handling: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
Beyond the Bio Evan Rosen
PDG Highlight Pre-Harvest Food Safety PDG
General Interest How Much is Too Much? Regulatory Limits Versus Public Health Limits
Industry Products
Coming Events
Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Cover1
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Environmental Risk Factors in the Human Pathogen Transmission Pathways between Animal Operations and Produce Crops
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - A 5-Point Listeria Control Plan: A European Perspective
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Oncology Providers’ Opinions on Neutropenic Diet and Safe Food Handling: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Beyond the Bio Evan Rosen
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - PDG Highlight Pre-Harvest Food Safety PDG
Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - General Interest How Much is Too Much? Regulatory Limits Versus Public Health Limits
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Industry Products
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Food Protection Trends - September/October 2022 - Coming Events
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