Barnard RJ, Duran AP, Swartzentruber A, Schwab AH, Wentz BA, Read RB. Microbiological quality of frozen cauliflower, corn, and peas obtained at retail markets.
Appl Environ Microbiol 1982;
44:54-8. [PMID:
6751226 PMCID:
PMC241967 DOI:
10.1128/aem.44.1.54-58.1982]
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Abstract
The microbiological quality of blanched frozen cauliflower, cut corn, and peas at the retail level was determined. At 35 degrees C, mean aerobic plate count (APC) values for cauliflower, corn, and peas, respectively, were 30,000, 6,100, and 4,700 per g; at 30 degrees C, the mean APC values were 45,000, 8,500, and 6,800 per g, respectively. Geometric means for coliform, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus counts for all three vegetables were less than 10 per g.
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