title: Guidelines for experimental design protocol and validation procedure for the measurement of heat resistance of microorganisms in milk.
abstract: Studies on the heat resistance of dairy pathogens are a vital part of assessing the safety of dairy products. However, harmonized methodology for the study of heat resistance of food pathogens is lacking, even though there is a need for such harmonized experimental design protocols and for harmonized validation procedures for heat treatment studies. Such an approach is of particular importance to allow international agreement on appropriate risk management of emerging potential hazards for human and animal health. This paper is working toward establishment of a harmonized protocol for the study of the heat resistance of pathogens, identifying critical issues for establishment of internationally agreed protocols, including a harmonized framework for reporting and interpretation of heat inactivation studies of potentially pathogenic microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Dairy Australia, Locked Bag, 104 Flinders Lane, AU-8009 Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Condron
authors.affiliation: CNIEL-French Dairy Organisation, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Choreh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farrokh
authors.affiliation: Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.affiliation: Unilever R&D, Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.affiliation: University of Tasmania, Food Safety Centre, School of Land and Food, Australia.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Est, Alfort Veterinary School, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, FR-94700 Maisons-Alfort, France. Electronic address: ocerf@vet-alfort.fr.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cerf
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005516:Food Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D059022:Food Safety / Q000379:methods*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D012107:Research Design; D054928:Validation Studies as Topic
keywords: Food safety; Foodborne pathogens; Thermal inactivation; Validation