Use of a marker organism in poultry processing to identify sites of cross-contamination and evaluate possible control measures.
1. Nine different sites at a poultry processing plant were selected in the course of a hazard analysis to investigate the degree of microbial cross-contamination that could occur during processing and the effectiveness of possible control measures. 2. At each site, carcases, equipment or working surfaces were inoculated with a non-pathogenic strain of nalidixic acid-resistant Escherichia coli K12; transmission of the organism among carcases being processed was followed qualitatively and, where appropriate, quantitatively. 3. The degree of cross-contamination and the extent to which it could be controlled by the proposed measures varied from one site to another.
Mead
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Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Herts, UK.
Hudson
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Hinton
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D000818:Animals; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D011200:Poultry
D009268:Nalidixic Acid