title: Comparison of the microbial populations of retail beef and pork.
abstract: Retail samples of beef mince, beef rump, pork mince and pork rump were enumerated for total plate count, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella and Trichinella spiralis. Total plate counts were similar for all samples; however, the populations of coliforms and Staphylococcus aureus were higher in minced meats than in rumps (P < 0·05). Minced pork was found to carry higher loads of Staphylococcus aureus than any other meat (P < 0·05). Salmonella and Trichinella spiralis were not detected in any sample.
authors: School of Biological Technologies, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, Kensington, 2033, Australia.
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Scriven
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Singh