Additionally, when initially present at 1 log cfu g1 (E), L. monocytogenes was able to multiply, but it required 30 days to exceed the food safety criteria. Only with the lowest estimated rind contamination F (2 log cfu g1) the pathogen was unable to reach a level detectable by the counting method, but its presence 25 g samples was confirmed by the enrichment technique over the entire storage period storage