Microbiological sampling of swine carcasses: A comparison of data obtained by swabbing with medical gauze and data collected routinely by excision at Swedish abattoirs

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-185

  Lindblad, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli; Process hygiene; Sampling methods; Slaughter swine; Total aerobic counts

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CARCASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; GAUZE DRESSING; HYGIENE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWEDEN; SWINE;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MEAT; SKIN; SWEDEN; SWINE;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548446222     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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