Spore survival during batch dry rendering of abattoir waste.
Normal batch dry rendering practice does not ensure sterile products, because bacterial spores are protected against thermal denaturation by the high fat-low water content environment which results from drying the materials at temperatures below those required for sterilization.
D000003:Abattoirs; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000502:physiology; D003890:Desiccation; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008460:Meat; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
D007220:Industrial Waste