Source: USDA, 8/26/16

 FSIS analyzes pasteurized egg products for the presence of Salmonella, to make sure the products are safe and wholesome. Currently, if pasteurized egg products bear a shelf-life claim, the Agency also samples them for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). FSIS analyzes for Salmonella and Lm because they are pathogens of public health concern and may adulterate ready-to-eat (RTE) products, including pasteurized egg products.

To enhance public health protection associated with pasteurized egg products, FSIS is modernizing its egg products sampling program to mirror FSIS’s other RTE testing programs. On Sept. 21, 2016, FSIS will begin analyzing all domestic and imported pasteurized egg products sampled for Lm, not just those bearing shelf-life claims. FSIS will also eliminate the analysis for Lm at the end of shelf-life on products with such claims under the domestic egg products sampling program known as EGGDOM. Instead, FSIS will continue to collect samples of dried, liquid, and frozen pasteurized egg products under the egg monitoring sampling projects and test them for Salmonella and Lm.