Hello IFSQN members,
Hope everyone is doing good. I am currently working in AU for a global company, making fresh yeasts (HQ in France) and they require us to test for pathogens in all our products - L.mono; Salmonella; S.auerus, E. coli etc. We are currently testing for indicator organisms - Listeria spp, coliforms and Enterobacteriaceae as any pathogen detection is reportable to food safety authorities and the AU site traditionally has stopped one step short to avoid this and has focused more on environmental monitoring for pathogens, which I agree with, as the product is not RTE and will undergo a kill step in baking. We haven't had any detections so far, and the HQ wants us to start testing for pathogens moving forward. Logistically, the confirmation tests have a TAT of 7 days which makes logistics a nightmare as our products have a shelf life of a month, and also the reportability aspects. So, we were directed to send a sample to France / China, and they will test for all pathogens. I am trying to find AU / FSANZ guidelines on pathogen testing overseas - do the same standards apply if the pathogen is detected and should we follow the same protocol?
any help will be greatly appreciated.
regards
Abradolf
Edited by Abradolf, 21 November 2023 - 04:08 AM.