PREVALENCE, LEVELS, AND TYPES OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES IN HIGHER RISK FOODS

Quantify the occurrence of foodborne pathogens in select foods: a) Screen foods for the presence/absence of target pathogens b) Determine levels of target pathogens of target pathogens c) Subtype multiple isolates from each positive sample d) Conduct proximate composition analyses on selected foods e) Monitor the fate of target pathogens in higher risk foods in response to food relevant conditions.