European legislation and live bivalve molluscs: Are the criteria for microbiological safety matching with the criteria for sanitary classification of harvesting areas?

The European Union (EU) established the criteria for the classification of shellfish harvesting areas, based on the results of monitoring E. coli in shellfish. The EU also defined E. coli as a microbiological criterion for end product safety, based on a three-class sampling plan. Both criteria are...

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Main Authors: Cesare Ciccarelli, Melina Leinoudi, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Elena Ciccarelli, Gaia Consorti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2022-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/9956