title: Incidence study of spores of Clostridium botulinum in convenience foods.
abstract: The objective of this study was to gather data on the incidence of Clostridium botulinum spores in selected consumer-convenience food products. The incidence of spores of C. botulinum in 100 samples of each of four categories of commercially available convenience foods was determined. These categories included (i) "boil-in-the-bag" foods, (ii) vacuum-packed foods, (iii) pressurized foods, and (iv) dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. Of the 400 samples analyzed, one was found to contain the spores of C. botulinum. This occurred in vacuum-packed frank-furters and was identified as type B.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation; D005612:Freeze Drying; D005615:Freezing; D051379:Mice; D013170:Spores; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014118:Toxins, Biological