Bacteriological Survey of Raw Beef Patties Produced at Establishments Under Federal Inspection
Author(s) -
Bernard F. Surkiewicz,
Marshall E. Harris,
R. Paul Elliott,
Joseph F. Macaluso,
Michael M. Strand
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/am.29.3.331-334.1975
Subject(s) - food science , plate count , raw meat , raw material , staphylococcus aureus , escherichia coli , chemistry , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene , organic chemistry
At the time of manufacture, 76% of 74 sets of raw beef patties collected in 42 federally inspected establishments had aerobic plate counts of 1,000,000 or fewer/g; 84% contained 100 or fewer coliforms/g; 92% contained 100 or fewerEscherichia coli /g; and 85% contained 100 or fewerStaphylococcus aureus /g (geometric means of 10 patties/set). Salmonellae were isolated from only three (0.4%) of 735 beef patties.
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