On Dec. 19, 2012, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Notice 73-12 implementing changes in the agency’s two robust Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) sampling programs. This notice is the last of a series of issuances designed to improve Listeria control at establishments and increase sensitivity of FSIS product samples.
In September 2012, FSIS issued a Federal Register Notice announcing changes to FSIS’ procedures for product sampling under the agency’s Routine Risk-based Listeria Monocytogenes (RLm) Sampling Program and its Intensified Verification Testing (IVT) program.