# Commission Decision of 5 February 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) 592) (2010/75/EU), Division 2.2: Selection of the retail outlet categories to be targeted

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

The competent authorities shall choose the retail outlets from which samples are to be taken. Typical types of retail outlets that shall be included for sampling are: supermarkets, small shops, speciality delis, and street markets (such as farmers’ or country markets).
If the biggest category of outlets (for example supermarkets) supply at least 80 % of the market of a RTE category then samples only need to be taken from those outlets. Where that is not the case, the second largest outlet category shall be added until at least 80 % of the market is covered.
When sampling is performed according to a sampling plan, the number of samples that shall be taken for each category of ready-to-eat food from each retail outlet type shall be proportionate to the market share of that outlet type within the targeted outlet types.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/75/annex/I/part/A/division/2/division/2.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-75/annex-I/part-A/division-2/division-2.2
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