Relative Risk to Public Health From Foodborne Listeria Monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods; Quantitative Risk Assessment and Risk Management Action Plan; Notice of Public Meeting

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing a public meeting to present the "Quantitative Assessment of the Relative Risk to Public Health from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes Among Selected Categories of Ready-to-Eat Foods" and to present information relative to the risk management action plan that has been updated in light of the results of the risk assessment. The risk assessment was conducted by FDA in cooperation with the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of HHS. The notice of availability of the risk assessment was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2003 (68 FR 61006). This public meeting is intended to provide clarification about the results of the risk assessment and information as to how the risk assessment may be utilized. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to ask questions about the risk assessment and the risk management action plan. Questions may also be submitted in advance of the public meeting (see the Contact section of this document). Date and Time: The meeting wi