Food Safety Management Systems, Certified Food Protection Managers, and Compliance with Food Safety Practices Associated with the Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Foods at Restaurants

Abstract

Proper cold holding and date marking practices help control Lm growth in foods. Most restaurants had ≥1 instance of improper cold holding. Less than 50% of all cold holding observations were found to be out of compliance. Restaurants in areas requiring date marking of food were more likely to date mark. CFPM did not predict out-of-compliance observations when FSMS effects were considered.