# Commission Decision of 5 November 2010 concerning a financial contribution from the Union towards a coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods to be carried out in the Member States (notified under document C(2010) 7516) (2010/678/EU), Article 2: Scope and duration of the coordinated monitoring programme

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The Member States shall carry out a coordinated monitoring programme to assess the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in the following ready-to-eat food categories in samples selected at random at retail level:
(a) packaged (not frozen) hot or cold smoked or gravad fish;
(b) soft or semi-soft cheeses, excluding fresh cheeses;
(c) packaged heat-treated meat products.
2. The sampling activities in the framework of the coordinated monitoring programme provided for in paragraph 1 shall be carried out starting in 2010 and covering at least 12 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/678/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-678/article-2
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