We are pleased to inform you that the revision of EURL Lm Technical Guidance Document on sampling the food processing area and equipment for the detection of Listeria monocytogenes (Version 4 – 3 October 2023) has been adopted by EC Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF Committee) at its meeting of same day. The new version is available at the end of EURL Lm homepage: “Guidance documents”.

This update includes new features adding the presentation of important concepts, such as persistence, biofilm or VBNC, and new guidance for practical implementation (link to data sheets and video tutorials).

We would like to thank once more the representatives of 23 members from 12 EU Member States (MSs), belonging to NRLs Lm and other organisations which have collaborated with Graziella MIDELET, Léna BARRE, Adrien ASSÉRÉ, Bertrand LOMBARD and Thomas BRAUGE to draft this document.