Method for sampling meat surfaces.
A new method for sampling meat surfaces was developed. Bacterial counts of beef carcasses by the cotton swab technique and by the new method showed that the latter gave higher counts. These counts were closely correlated with data obtained by using the swab method. Advantages of the new method are its simplicity, rapidity, and adaptability to routine use on any type of carcass.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D002452:Cell Count; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000379:methods*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008460:Meat; D012044:Regression Analysis