Incidence of Listeria monocytogenes in Packages of Retail Franks

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Twenty brands of retail frankfurters obtained from local supermarkets were examined for the presence of Listeria spp. Listeria spp. were found in 8 of 20 brands and Listeria monocytogenes in 6 of the 20 brands tested. In retail samples from 19 brands of frankfurters, Listeria spp. were found at an overall incidence of 10% (9 of 93 packages) of which 7.5% (7 of 93) contained L. monocytogenes and 2.5% (2 of 93) Listeria innocua. However, another brand (No. 20) had incidence levels as high as 71% (17 of 24) for L. monocytogenes and 81% for all Listeria spp. Testing the internal meats versus liquid exudates demonstrated that Listeria spp. were found only in the exudate, indicating that the presence of Listeria was likely due to postprocess contamination. Most probable number (MPN) analysis indicated that L. monocytogenes was present at levels of 0.34 to 2.3 MPN per ml of exudate, or 4.3 to 27.6 MPN per package. Chemical and microbial analyses found brand No. 20 to have the highest pH and NaCl levels among fiv...

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