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MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL TOFU.

Author(s) : REHBERGER T. G., WILSON L. A., GLATZ B. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

OF THE TOFU SAMPLED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, 83% OF THE LOTS HAD TOTAL COUNTS GREATER THAN 1,000,000 COLONY-FORMING UNITS (CFU)/GRAM AND PSYCHROTROPHIC COUNTS GREATER THAN 10,000 CFU/G. 67% OF THE LOTS TESTED HAD CONFIRMED COLIFORM COUNTS GREATER THAN 1,000 CFU/G. LESS THAN 10 CFU/G OF ALL OTHER MICROBIAL GROUPS TESTED FOR WERE FOUND IN THE MAJORITY OF LOTS. SAMPLES HELD UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER'S PULL DATE CONTAINED HIGHER TOTAL AND PSYCHROTROPHIC COUNTS BUT LOWER OR STABLE COUNTS OF OTHER ORGANISMS COMPARED WITH SAMPLES TESTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE.

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  • Original title: MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL TOFU.
  • Record ID : 1985-0171
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 47 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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