E.coli O157:H7- Reduction Through Interventions


EXCEL CORPORATION

Excel’s Food Safety Standard
“Would you take it home and feed it to your family?”

Microbial Interventions

Micro Intervention

Microbial Interventions

Microbial Interventions Used

Intervention Costs by Plant Size

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Intervention Capability

Microbial Measurement must be of the Total Process

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Log Mean of APC Counts for Each Sampling Site by Plant (N= 144 each plant)

Percentages of Carcasses Positive for E.coli O157:H7, By Plant

Relationship Between APC Micro Load on Hide and E.coli O157:H7 Presence

Relationship Between  APC Micro Load at Pre-Evis and E.coli O157:H7 Presence

Correlation of Hide APC to Carcass Surface APC at Pre-Evis

Correlation between E.coli O157:H7 Prevalence on Hide and at Pre-Evis

Log Reduction - Hide on to Hide Off

APC Counts (Logs)– Hide on, Pre-Evis, Final Chilled for HOCW Plants

E.coli O157:H7 Reduction – Post Hide Wash

E.coli O157:H7 Reduction – (Control w/o Hide Wash)

Comparison of APC Counts – HOCW Plants vs. Non-HOCW Plants

Summary