VT Directive 10240.6 USE OF WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING RESULTS FOR READY-TO-EAT SAMPLING PROGRAMS
For use beginning 04/15/2024
This new directive provides instructions to Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) and Office personnel on use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) results, including findings of harborage and cross-contamination, when responding to Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) positive results.
This directive also provides instructions to EIAOs and office personnel for how to obtain reports containing WGS results, including findings of harborage and cross-contamination, and how EIAOs and office personnel can understand the information in the reports.
This new directive provides instructions to Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officers (EIAOs) and Office personnel on use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) results, including findings of harborage and cross-contamination, when responding to Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) positive results.
This directive also provides instructions to EIAOs and office personnel for how to obtain reports containing WGS results, including findings of harborage and cross-contamination, and how EIAOs and office personnel can understand the information in the reports.