Evaluation of a washing procedure in the examination of almonds for Escherichia coli.
Almond samples were examined for Escherichia coli by the EC method employing two sample preparation procedures: direct inoculation and washing. The washing procedure was conducted under specified conditions with an eluent containing surfactant; results averaged only 60% of the incidence shown by the direct inoculation procedure.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005513:Food Inspection; D005516:Food Microbiology; D008722:Methods; D009754:Nuts