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M K Rayman1, K F Weiss1, G W Riedel1
1Food Directorate and Field Operations Directorate, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0L2.
Abstract:
Four hundred and ninety-nine samples of Canadian manufactured pasta and 130 samples of imported pasta were analyzed by standard procedures for aerobic colony counts, Staphylococcus aureus , coliforms and Escherichia coli , Salmonella and yeasts and molds. The microbial quality of these products varied considerably. One imported and two domestic products were contaminated with Salmonella . Based on the analytical results, a three-class plan for microbial guidelines for pasta is proposed in which four parameters determine the acceptability of a product.
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