×
-
Click Not junk / spam button in email clients (e.g. GMail, Yahoo, Hotmail)
-
Download TalkKing
to always display images and links
Listeria monocytogenes
If you cannot view this email, you may browse the web version
|
|
| Newsletter no.: NFD/G/16/04/76 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chemlab HK Newsletter Highlight –
Listeria monocytogenes
|
|
|
|
|
| Dear , |
|
Occasionally we have heard about the outbreak of Listeria in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat, raw vegetables and dairy products. For instance, Centre for Food Safety (CFS) just announced a food alert on 19 April 2016 which urges public not to consume two batches of cold cuts suspected to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. It is therefore inevitable to have the food tested for Listeria in order to ensure food safety.
Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogen that can produces harmful effects in our bodies. In most general cases, it causes gastrointestinal tract symptoms and fever. Listeria causes a disease named Listeriosis which was presumed a mortality rate approximately 24% and was found mainly among pregnant women, their fetuses, and immunocompromised persons, with symptoms of abortion, neonatal death, septicemia, and meningitis. Listeria monocytogenes in rare case can also able to infect central nervous system and in some case fatal damage to the patient.
Due to the above mentioning about the harmful effects and nature of Listeria, it is unquestionably crucial to check your food and test for Listeria monocytogenes in order to ensure quality and safety. Below table showing the CFS guideline regarding the acceptance limit for Listeria monocytogenes in RTE food for your quick reference.
|
| Microbial testing |
Standard (maximum permitted level) |
| For refrigerated food (excluding frozen food) or food intended for infants |
Not detected in 25g |
| For other ready-to-eat food |
< 100 cfu/g |
|
If you have any query on the testing of Listeria, please feel free to contact us at 2606 7178 or e-mail to info@chemlab.hk.
|
| |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
and |
 |
to get more information about food safety and our testing services. |
|
| Thanks for choosing US |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Chemical Laboratory or CHEMLAB in short, is a member of the KAM Holdings Group of Companies - a group specializing in many aspects of scientific and technological services in this part of the world. To know more about us, please click here or visit www.chemlabgroup.com. |
|
|
May Leung
Business Development and Quality Manager
Tel：(852) 2606 7178 Mob：(852) 9106 6761
Fax：(852) 2310 2990 Email : may.leung@chemlab.hk
Address: Room 2001-2, 20/F, Trendy Centre, 682-684 Castle Peak Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You receive this email because you have subscribed our newsletters.
To assure our messages be delivered in your inbox, add us to your address book.
|
Disclaimer: The information contained is educational and does not replace any legal requirements or applicable
regulations. It is not intended to constitute consulting or professional advice. Chemlab HK does not warrant that
it will be error-free or will meet any particular criteria of performance or quality.
Do not quote or refer any information herein without Chemlab HK’s prior written consent.
|
Forward to friends l Contact Us l Unsubscribe
Copyright Chemical Laboratory (HK). All Rights Reserved. |
|
|
|