Hello, we manufacture RTE puddings that are sealed-pasteurized-cooled. Are we excluded from the Listeria policy then because there is no post-contamination after the pasteurization step? Most of them are packaged in plastic tubs with a top film. Occasionally we find leakers, but no equipment is perfectly designed to have a 0% leaker rate. So what does this mean? Do we take or not take this into consideration when accessing whether there could be post-contamination or not?
Thanks very much in advance. Excerpt below:
"...products that are fully cooked in a hermetically-sealed container and are not exposed to the environment after a validated heat treatment...are excluded from the Listeria policy."
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