scholarly journals Evaluation of a Steam Pasteurization Process in a Commercial Beef Processing Facility

1997 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 485-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABBEY L. NUTSCH ◽  
RANDALL K. PHEBUS ◽  
M. JAMES RIEMANN ◽  
DAVID E. SCHAFER ◽  
J. E. BOYER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Steam Treatment ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Bacterial Populations ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Beef Processing ◽  
Steam Pasteurization

The effectiveness of a steam pasteurization process for reducing naturally occurring bacterial populations on freshly slaughtered beef sides was evaluated in a large commercial facility. Over a period of 10 days, 140 randomly chosen beef sides were microbiologically analyzed. Each side was sampled immediately before, immediately after, and 24 h after steam pasteurization treatment. Total aerobic bacteria (APC), Escherichia coli (generic), coliform, and Enterobacteriaceae populations were enumerated. The process significantly (P ≤ 0.01) reduced mean APCs from 2.19 log CFU/cm2 before treatment to 0.84 log CFU/cm2 immediately after and 0.94 log CFU/cm2 24 h after treatment. Before pasteurization (8 s steam exposure), 16.4% of carcasses were positive for generic E. coli (level of 0.60 to 1.53 log CFU/cm2), 37.9% were positive for coliforms (level of 0.60 to 2.26 log CFU/cm2), and 46.4% were positive for Enterobacteriaceae (level of 0.60 to 2.25 log CFU/cm2). After pasteurization, 0% of carcasses were positive for E. coli, 1.4% were positive for coliforms (level of 0.60 to 1.53 log CFU/cm2), and 2.9% were positive for Enterobacteriaceae (level of 0.60 to 1.99 log CFU/cm2). Of the 140 carcasses evaluated, one carcass was positive for Salmonella spp. before treatment (0.7% incidence rate); all carcasses were negative after steam treatment. This study indicates that steam pasteurization is very effective in a commercial setting for reducing overall bacterial populations on freshly slaughtered beef carcasses. The system may effectively serve as an important critical control point for HACCP systems at the slaughter phase of beef processing. In conjunction with other antimicrobial interventions (mandated by USDA to achieve zero tolerance standards for visible contamination) and good manufacturing practices, this process can play an important role in reducing the risk of pathogenic bacteria in raw meat and meat products.

scholarly journals Detection of Salmonella spp. and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in fresh pork sausages

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 1533
Author(s):  
Paola Bianca Barbosa Cavalin ◽  
Juan Josue Puño Sarmiento ◽  
Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi ◽  
Gerson Nakazato ◽  
Armando Navarro Ocaña ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Pork Sausage ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Inspection Service

The presence of pathogenic microorganisms in meat products may result in foodborne diseases and economic losses to their producers. Small industries in the region of Londrina, Paraná, produce sausages that are commercialized in free fairs, small markets, bars, and restaurants in the city. Although these industries are inspected by the Municipal Inspection Service of Londrina, there are no data about the pathogenic microorganisms present in these products. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of Salmonella spp. in sausages produced and sold in the region of Londrina, Paraná, and identify eae, bfp, stx1, stx2, hlyA, ipaH, elt, est, aggR, aap, and AA probe genes in Escherichia coli strains isolated from these samples. Forty-six samples of three types of sausages (fresh pork, Tuscan, and Calabresa) produced by four different producers (brands A, B, C, and D) were analyzed. Salmonella spp. was isolated from 13 (28.3%) and E. coli from 33 (71.3%) of the analyzed samples. Seven (53.8%) of 13 samples contaminated with Salmonella spp. were from brand A. Salmonella spp. contamination was the highest in the Tuscan sausage samples (8/17, 41.7%) when compared with the fresh pork sausage samples of all brands analyzed. E. coli was isolated from 12 of 13 samples contaminated with Salmonella spp. One sample of Calabresa sausage was contaminated with atypical enteropathogenic E. coli serotype O108:H9 that has the eae and hlyA genes. The results suggest contamination of the processing plant and/or raw meat used in the manufacture of sausages. A better inspection of the industries is required to ensure that Good Manufacturing Practices are followed by which the contamination of products by pathogenic bacteria can be prevented.

Distribution of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Beef Processed in a Table-Top Bowl Cutter†

2004 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROLANDO A. FLORES
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Particle Size Reduction ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Beef Processing

Beef-processing equipment can be contaminated with pathogens such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. The bowl cutter has wide application in particle-size reduction and blending of meat products. This study was undertaken to determine (i) the distribution patterns of E. coli O157:H7 in equipment components and ground beef produced with a table-top bowl cutter under different operational conditions and (ii) the likelihood that pathogen contamination can be transferred to subsequent batches after a batch of beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 has been processed in the same bowl cutter. A beef trim (44.6 ± 29.5 g) inoculated with 2 log CFU of an E. coli O157:H7 mutant strain resistant to rifampicin ( E. coli O157:H7rif) was fed by hand into an uncontaminated beef-trim batch under two different batch sizes (2 and 4 kg), three processing times (60, 120, and 240 s), and two feeding modes (running and stoppage fed). There were no significant differences (P ≥ 0.05) among all the treatments for the averages of the counts of E. coli O157:H7rif distributed in the ground beef. Regardless of the processing time and the method used to feed the beef trims into the bowl cutter, the whole batch and the following subsequent batch became contaminated when previously contaminated beef was processed. Areas of the bowl cutter most likely to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 were (i) the material left on the top of the comb/knife guard and (ii) the knife. Material that overflowed the bowl cutter, when processing the batch with E. coli O157:H7rif, contaminated the equipment surroundings. A Pearson V probability distribution function was determined to describe the distribution of pathogenic organisms in the ground beef, a distribution that can also be applied when conducting process risk analyses on mixing-particle reduction operations for beef trims.

FoodSimplex as a Mean to Improve Portuguese Restaurants’ Goods Manufacturing Practices - Audit and Microbial Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1449-1458
Author(s):  
Ana L. Baltazar ◽  
Ana Ferreira ◽  
Lara Manyes ◽  
Jordi Mañes
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
P Value ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Audit Data ◽  
Coagulase Positive Staphylococci

Background: The consumption of meals at resturants has increased mass catering establishments. Such food services may present several risk factors for foodborne diseases, which have a substantial negative impact on public health. The smallest business with no technical or financial support struggles to comply with food safety European Regulation. The aim of this four years study was to assess Good Manufacture Practices (GMP) in Portuguese restaurants applying a designed food safety methodology, FoodSimplex, through audit data to determine good manufacture practices, and microbiological sampling of the meals before and after its implementation, by food groups according to their risk. Methods: FoodSimplex is a combination of four stages methodology, based on Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), combined with technical-functional and food safety audits, with pretested checklist, training and microbial analysis (Mesophylic bacteria, Listeria monocytogenes, E. coli, Coagulase-positive staphylococci and Salmonella spp) of the meals served. Results: Results of the food safety audit for GMP parameters showed a general improvement with 80% compliance with the checklist subitems. The ready-to-eat food samples presented, regarding the total mesophilic aerobes count, a statistical significant change to acceptable and satisfactory condition (p-value= 0.029). 100% compliance, with acceptable and satisfactory results was observed for Listeria monocytogenes (p-value= 0.180) and for E. coli, coagulase-positive Staphylococci and Salmonella spp., all the food samples presented satisfactory results in the study (100%). Conclusion: At the end of the investigation period, a decrease in bacterial populations in food samples was observed with an improvement of the GMP audit data which indicated that the FoodSimplex methodology improved the food safety status of these establishments.

Validation of Lactic Acid Bacteria, Lactic Acid, and Acidified Sodium Chlorite as Decontaminating Interventions To Control Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 in Mechanically Tenderized and Brine-Enhanced (Nonintact) Beef at the Purveyor

2010 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2169-2179 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALEJANDRO ECHEVERRY ◽  
J. CHANCE BROOKS ◽  
MARKUS F. MILLER ◽  
JESSE A. COLLINS ◽  
GUY H. LONERAGAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Salmonella Typhimurium ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Sodium Chlorite ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Critical Control Point

After three different outbreaks were linked to the consumption of nonintact meat products contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service published notice requiring establishments producing mechanically tenderized and moisture-enhanced beef products to reassess their respective hazard analysis and critical control point systems, due to potential risk to the consumers. The objective of this study was to validate the use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), acidified sodium chlorite (ASC), and lactic acid (LA) sprays when applied under a simulated purveyor setting as effective interventions to control and reduce E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 in inoculated U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Choice strip loins (longissimus lumborum muscles) pieces intended for either mechanical blade tenderization or injection enhancement with a brine solution after an aging period of 14 or 21 days at 4.4°C under vacuum. After the mechanical process, translocation of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 from the surface into the internal muscles occurred at levels between 1.00 and 5.72 log CFU/g, compared with controls. LAB and LA reduced internal E. coli O157:H7 loads up to 3.0 log, while ASC reduced the pathogen 1.4 to 2.3 log more than the control (P < 0.05), respectively. Salmonella Typhimurium DT 104 was also reduced internally 1.3 to 2.8, 1.0 to 2.3, and 1.4 to 1.8 log after application of LAB, LA, and ASC, respectively. The application of antimicrobials by purveyors prior to mechanical tenderization or enhancement of steaks should increase the safety of these types of products.

scholarly journals Molecular characterization of foodborne pathogenic bacteria recovered from fermented meat products

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Naeima M. H. Yousef ◽  
Doaa M. Abd El- Aziz ◽  
Martina A. Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Meat Samples

Foodborne pathogenic bacteria are causing diseases with a significant effect on human health and the economy. The four most common bacterial foodborne pathogens were isolated from different fermented meat products and characterized molecularly in the current study. A total of 20 random samples of fermented meat products, including Hotdog, pepperoni, salami, sausage, and luncheon (4 from each), were collected from different markets to be examined bacteriologically for detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. The samples were tested by culture for the presence of bacteria. PCR was used as a diagnostic tool for the proper identification of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. So, the pure isolates were identified and confirmed by PCR- based method using specific primers for each genus. The isolated pathogenic bacteria were identified as Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella sp. and Staphylococcus aureus. Out of 20 samples, only one sample contains E. coli 0157:H7. Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. were isolated from two samples. At the same time, S. aureus was found in 6 samples, one of which was mecA positive. The results revealed the presence of foodborne pathogenic bacteria in fermented meat samples. So, to decrease the human hazard risk and a major public health threat associated with foodborne pathogenic bacteria and their toxins, a greater emphasis should be applied in control and prevention of contamination during processing and manipulation.

Mexican-style Foodservice Operations: Hazard Analyses, Critical Control Points and Monitoring

1985 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANK L. BRYAN ◽  
CHARLES A. BARTLESON
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Ground Meat ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
Plate Counts ◽  
Point Evaluations

Hazard analyses critical control point evaluations were made in four restaurants specializing in Mexican-style foods. Time-temperature evaluations were made of beans, meat products, and rice during cooking, cooling, reheating, and hot-holding, and other food preparation procedures were observed during 3 d of operation. A few samples were collected and tested for Clostridium perfringens and aerobic plate counts (APC). Raw beans harbored C. perfringens, but this organism was not isolated from a few samples of garlic powder, cooked beans, cooked chicken meat, cooked chili pork, cooked ground beef, or cooked chimichanga meat. APCs generally were higher as the depth of the refrigerated product increased, in covered pans with refrigerator air circulation blocked by pans above or below and adjacent, or when the product was left unrefrigerated for several hours. Foods cooked in these establishments, with the occasional exception of ground meat, usually reached temperatures that would have killed vegetative forms of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. Foods were usually maintained at satisfactorily high temperatures during hot-holding, except surfaces and regions just below the surface of uncovered foods were frequently below 140°F (60°C). The foods, particularly beans, when put in a traditional manner in pans with lids in refrigerators cooled slowly. Cooling without lids, in freezers, or in pans on top of pans filled with ice led to more rapid cooling. During reheating, products often failed to reach 165°F (74°C). Critical control points in all operations were cooling and reheating. Monitoring of cooling can be done by observing the size and shape of containers, by measuring the depth of product, and by determining whether lids are used during cooling and whether the containers are stored on top of or next to each other. Monitoring of reheating can be done by measuring temperatures at the completion of cooking or during the post-heating temperature rise while products are in steam tables ready for service.

Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli Biotype I on Swine Carcasses Processed under the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point–Based Inspection Models Project

2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (9) ◽  
pp. 1305-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK L. TAMPLIN ◽  
INGRID FEDER ◽  
SAMUEL A. PALUMBO ◽  
ALAN OSER ◽  
LISA YODER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Inspection System ◽  
Processing Plant ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Processing Steps

The present study examined the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and the prevalence and quantity of generic (biotype I) Escherichia coli on carcasses or in pig feces at a pork processing plant operating under the hazard analysis and critical control point–based inspection models project (HIMP) program. The surfaces of carcasses were sponged on 10 separate days over a 30-day period at two processing steps: (i) immediately following exsanguination (100 carcasses), and (ii) after the carcasses were washed, eviscerated, and chilled overnight (122 carcasses). Feces were also collected from 60 of the 100 sponged, postexsanguinated pigs. Salmonella spp. were detected on 73.0% of the 100 postexsanguinated pigs, in 33.3% of the 60 fecal samples, and on 0.7% of the 122 chilled carcasses. E. coli was found on 100.0% of the postexsanguinated pigs and on 30.1% of chilled carcasses tested. The mean concentration of E. coli on carcasses was 1,700 CFU/cm2 immediately after the exsanguination step and 1.1 CFU/cm2 at the chilled carcass stage. Previous studies at this processing plant showed that the pre-HIMP baseline level of Salmonella spp. on the chilled carcasses was 0.8%, indicating that the present HIMP inspection system produced an equivalent level of bacteriological performance.

scholarly journals Microbiological hazards at several stages of production and distribution of cooked sausages

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
D. SERGELIDIS (Δ. ΣΕΡΓΚΕΛΙΔΗΣ) ◽  
A. ABRAHIM (Α. AMIN) ◽  
A. SARIMVEI (Α. ΣΑΡΗΜΒΕΗ) ◽  
C. GENIGEORGIS (Κ. ΓΕΝΗΠΩΡΓΗΣ)
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Spoilage Bacteria ◽  
Cooked Meat ◽  
Cooked Meat Products

Fifty one (51) samples of several types of cooked sausage paste, prepared by two meat factories in N. Greece were examined. TPC of these samples ranged between 5,3-6,3 Log10CFU/g. Coliforms were regularly present reaching populations of 93->2.400 MPN/g and lactic acid bacteria ranged between 5-6,3 Log10CFU/g. L. monocytogenes was detected in 56 and 38,4% of the samples collected in each factory. E. coli was detected in 20 and 16,6%, and Salmonella spp in 12 and 16,6% respectively. Neither pathogens nor coliforms were detected in 51 samples of cooked sausages originated from the same pastes examined before. No recovery of any injured cells of the pathogenic bacteria and coliforms was observed after their storage at 4°C for 20 days. TPC of the cooked sausage samples, after thermal treatment, ranged between 3-4,7 Log10CFU/g and consisted mainly of lactic acid bacteria (range <2-4,5 Log10CFU/g) and sporeformers (range 3-4,5 Log10CFU/g). After 20 days storage at 4°C the TPC and lactid acid bacteria counts of the cooked sausages, increased by <1 Log. We also examined 16 surface and center samples of cooked sausages and meat products without casings, consisting of big meat pieces (bacon, smoked ham,etc). Surface TPC ranged between 5-5,3 Log10CFU/g and from the center of the meats they ranged between 2-3,5 Log1 0CFU/g. Coliforms, E. coli, L. monocytogenes and Salmonella spp were not detected. Lactic acid bacteria were the main flora. Furthermore we examined surface samples of cooked meat products, without casings, during several stages following thermal treatment and up to storage for 24 h at 4° C, without any protective package. TPC immediately after thermal treatment were <2 Log^CFU/g, after cooling with water increased they increased at 3 Log10CFU/g and remained the same during the following 24 h storage at 4°C. Coliforms were detected in the stored products. Their populations exceeded 2.400 MPN/g on the surface of the samples after storage for a few days at 4°C. It is assumed that the flora on the surface of these products originated from the environment and the cooling water. Finally we examined 69 samples from surfaces of the slicing and packaging equipment of cooked meat products in 3 meat factories and 28 samples from 12 super markets. L. monocytogenes was detected in 6 and 14,2% of the samples that originated from the slicing blades in the factories and super markets respectively. The results of this study underline the importance of GMP for the prevention of contamination of cooked sausages with pathogens and the control of the growth of the spoilage bacteria population which minimize the self life of these products. This is especially true after thermal treatment during peeling and slicing.

scholarly journals Assessment of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) of Fast Food (Momo) from Restaurants of Kathmandu City

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Poonam Thapa ◽  
Anjana Singh ◽  
Tika Bahadur Karki
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Coliform Count ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Mold Count

Hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) module was prepared for one of the most popular fast food momo (chicken momo and buff momo). For this, hazard analysis was conducted in eight different restaurants of Katmandu city by observing all the steps of preparation, monitoring time-temperature throughout the preparation process and collecting samples of different stages of these food. The samples were assessed for total aerobic mesophilic count (TAMC), total coliform count, total Staphylococcus aureus count, total yeast and mold count, detection of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli. During preparation of chicken momo, the highest TAMC, yeast and mold count, coliform and S. aureus count were found to be 2.8 × 106cfu/g, 2.1 × 103cfu/g, 1.92 × 105cfu/g and 3.4 × 103cfu/g respectively. While preparation of buff momo, the highest TAMC, yeast and mold count, coliform count and S. aureus count were found to be 2.82 × 106cfu/g, 1.9 × 103cfu/g, 2.1 × 105cfu/g and 2.8 × 103cfu/g respectively. These values and near to these values too were obtained from the samples of pickles, spices, raw momo, mixture of minced meat with spices and raw meat. The organisms originally present in the raw materials were subsequently transmitted to all the preparatory stages but was not observed after steaming and hence the final steamed product of both kinds of momo were free from microorganisms. Thus from the above findings, it was concluded that steaming was the main critical control point (CCP), which if done for proper time and temperature, can eliminate all the contaminating organisms. Key words: coliform count, critical control point, hazard analysis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp DOI: 10.3126/njst.v9i0.3164 Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 9 (2008) 49-56

Validation of Time and Temperature Values as Critical Limits for the Control of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the Production of Fresh Ground Beef

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 1978-1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. MANN ◽  
M. M. BRASHEARS
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Hazard Analysis ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Meat Processing ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Critical Limits

In order to provide beef processors with valuable data to validate critical limits set for temperature during grinding, a study was conducted to determine Escherichia coli O157:H7 growth at various temperatures in raw ground beef. Fresh ground beef samples were inoculated with a cocktail mixture of streptomycin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 to facilitate recovery in the presence of background flora. Samples were held at 4.4, 7.2, and 10°C, and at room temperature (22.2 to 23.3°C) to mimic typical processing and holding temperatures observed in meat processing environments. E. coli O157:H7 counts were determined by direct plating onto tryptic soy agar with streptomycin (1,000 μg/ml), at 2-h intervals over 12 h for samples held at room temperature. Samples held under refrigeration temperatures were sampled at 4, 8, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h. Less than one log of E. coli O157:H7 growth was observed at 48 h for samples held at 10°C. Samples held at 4.4 and 7.2°C showed less than one log of E. coli O157:H7 growth at 72 h. Samples held at room temperature showed no significant increase in E. coli O157:H7 counts for the first 6 h, but increased significantly afterwards. These results illustrate that meat processors can utilize a variety of time and temperature combinations as critical limits in their hazard analysis critical control point plans to minimize E. coli O157:H7 growth during the production and storage of ground beef.

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