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Analysis of a critical control point in the production and distribution line of fresh vegetable products.

Analisi di un punto critico di controllo nella filiera di lavorazione di prodotti orticoli freschi.

Author(s) : LEONI E., LEGNANI P. P., CORRADINI N., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors suggest a method to value the microbiological quality of fresh vegetables to be consumed raw; using as critical control point the microbiological analysis of the water used to wash them. The survey was carried out examining 35 water samples collected from the washing tanks of a factory where various vegetable products are processed and packaged. Faecal coliforms were present in 42.9% of the washing water samples, E. coli in 40.0%, enterococci in 77.1% and anti-E. coli phages in 11.4%. The microbiological monitoring of the washing water seems to be a useful method not only to control the safety of the fresh vegetables, but also to verify if good agricultural practices are complied with.

Details

  • Original title: Analisi di un punto critico di controllo nella filiera di lavorazione di prodotti orticoli freschi.
  • Record ID : 2004-1251
  • Languages: Italian
  • Source: Rev. Ferment. Ind. aliment. - vol. 42 - n. 424
  • Publication date: 2003/04
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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