A National Survey of the Microbiological Quality of Retail Raw Meats in Australia

Authors: Phillips, David1; Jordan, David2; Morris, Stephen2; Jenson, Ian3; Sumner, John3

Source: Journal of Food Protection®, Volume 71, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 1232-1236(5)

Publisher: International Association for Food Protection

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Abstract:

A national survey of the microbiology of meat (ground beef and diced lamb) at the retail level in Australia was undertaken. For ground beef samples (n = 360), the mean aerobic plate count (APC) was 5.79 log CFU/g, and Escherichia coli was detected in 17.8% of samples; the mean population for these positive samples was 1.49 log CFU/g. Enterobacteriaceae were detected in 96.9% of samples (mean for positive samples, 3.01 log CFU/g), and coagulase-positive staphylococci were detected in 28.1% of samples (mean for positive samples, 2.18 log CFU/g). For diced lamb samples (n = 360), the mean APC was 5.71 log CFU/g, and E. coli was detected in 16.7% of samples (mean for positive samples, 1.67 log CFU/g). Enterobacteriaceae were detected in 91.1% of samples (mean for positive samples, 2.85 log CFU/g), and coagulase-positive staphylococci were detected in 22.5% of samples (mean for positive samples, 2.34 log CFU/g). Salmonella was recovered from 4 (1.1%) of the 360 ground beef samples (isolates were Salmonella Typhimurium phage types), and E. coli O157 was recovered from 1 (0.3%) of 357 samples; Campylobacter and Clostridium perfringens were not recovered from any of the 91 and 94 samples tested, respectively. Salmonella was recovered from 2 (0.6%) of the 360 diced lamb samples (serovars were Salmonella Infantis and Salmonella Typhimurium), Campylobacter was recovered from 1 (1.1%) of 95 samples, and C. perfringens was recovered from 1 (1.1%) of 92 samples.

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Symbio Alliance, P.O. Box 4312, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, Australia 4113 2: Wollongbar Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, 1243 Bruxner Highway, Wollongbar, New South Wales, Australia 2477 3: Meat and Livestock Australia, Locked Bag 991, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2059

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