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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Effect of sampling plans on the risk of Escherichia coli O157 illness |
Author: | Kiermeier, A. Sumner, J. Jenson, I. |
Citation: | Journal of Food Protection, 2015; 78(7):1370-1374 |
Publisher: | International Association of Food Protection |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 0362-028X 1944-9097 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Andreas Kiermeier, John Sumner, and Ian Jenson |
Abstract: | Australia exports about 150,000 to 200,000 tons of manufacturing beef to the United States annually. Each lot is tested for Escherichia coli O157 using the N-60 sampling protocol, where 60 small pieces of surface meat from each lot of production are tested. A risk assessment of E. coli O157 illness from the consumption of hamburgers made from Australian manufacturing meat formed the basis to evaluate the effect of sample size and amount on the number of illnesses predicted. The sampling plans evaluated included no sampling (resulting in an estimated 55.2 illnesses per annum), the current N-60 plan (50.2 illnesses), N-90 (49.6 illnesses), N-120 (48.4 illnesses), and a more stringent N-60 sampling plan taking five 25-g samples from each of 12 cartons (47.4 illnesses per annum). While sampling may detect some highly contaminated lots, it does not guarantee that all such lots are removed from commerce. It is concluded that increasing the sample size or sample amount from the current N-60 plan would have a very small public health effect. |
Keywords: | Animals Cattle Escherichia coli O157 Escherichia coli Infections Risk Assessment Food Contamination Meat United States Australia Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points |
Rights: | Copyright ©, International Association for Food Protection |
DOI: | 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-558 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-14-558 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Public Health publications |
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