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Cross-contamination of carcasses and equipment during pork processing.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2002
Warriner K, Aldsworth T G, Kaur S, Dodd C E R
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AIMS: The cross-contamination events within a commercial pork processing line were examined by a combination of ERIC-PCR DNA fingerprinting of Escherichia coli and plate counts. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sponge sampling of environmental surfaces and carcasses was performed over an 8-h processing period. Prior to the start of processing the scraper and dry polisher blades were found to harbour substantial...
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