Challenge testing confirmed that L. monocytogenes could grow
in a sample product and could survive reheating at consumer level.
Given the recorded amount of variability in temperature and P70-
value it is clear that reheating by the consumer cannot be considered
an effective method to assure food safety with respect to
L. monocytogenes or other heat-resistant pathogenic microorganisms.
Furthermore, as mentioned in the introduction, this study
does not take the actual consumer behavior in to account. Products
were stored (4 C) and reheated according to the instructions on the