Microbiology of Specification and Commercial Precooked Frozen Meals.
Abstract
Seventeen different kinds of precooked frozen dinners with three lots x five samples per lot were studied for microbial content. In total, 5520 analyses eight analyses x 690 individual samples) were made. Of the 690 samples, 3.77% exceeded s Standard Plate Count of 100,000/g, and 10.72% contained coliforms. Escherichia coli was positively identified from 2.03% of the samples. In addition, yeasts and molds were found in 32.32% of the samples, while 39.13% contained fecal streptococci. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 6.67% of the samples, while Clostridium perfringens was present in 0.29% of the samples. No Salmonellae were isolated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA017868
Entities
People
- James F. Foster
- James L. Fowler
- Marjorie L. Henderson