How to validate Listeria shelf life under the new EU criteria
Predictive modelling, challenge testing, durability studies, historical data. A decision framework for choosing the right validation pathway, with concrete examples across charcuterie, smoked fish and soft cheese. The validation requirement, restated Under EU 2024/2895, food business operators placing Category 1.2 ready-to-eat products on the EU market must demonstrate that Listeria monocytogenes will not exceed 100…