Proposed Microbiological Standards for Ground Beef Based on a Canadian Survey
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Association for Food Protection in Journal of Milk and Food Technology
- Vol. 39 (6) , 408-412
- https://doi.org/10.4315/0022-2747-39.6.408
Abstract
Microbiological standards are proposed for ground beef sold in Canada. The proposal is based on a national survey conducted in 1974–75. The proposed standards are: aerobic colony count (35 C), ⩽ 107 for non-frozen and ⩽106 for frozen products; Escherichia coli, ⩽102; Staphylococcus aureus, ⩽102 per g; and Salmonella, absent in 25-g portions from each of five subsamples. To accomodate the variable distribution of bacteria between packages in a single lot of product, three-class plan based on a format suggested by the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods is used.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Aerobic Plate Count, Coliform and Escherichia coli Content of Raw Ground Beef at the Retail LevelJournal of Milk and Food Technology, 1976