Contamination of pasteurised milk by Bacillus cereus in the filling machine
Författare
Summary, in English
The contamination of pasteurized milk by Bacillus cereus during the ®lling
process was studied in two dairy plants. Samples of pasteurized milk were taken at
four different sites along the production line. The samples were stored at 7 °C for 7 d,
or at 10 °C for 5 d, before plate counting and random selection of B. cereus isolates.
Isolates of B. cereus were typed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based
method randomly ampli®ed polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Samples taken at three
different sites between the pasteurizer and the ®lling machine were all holding similar
low concentrations of B. cereus, while an increase of the B. cereus count was seen in
the consumer packages. More B. cereus of different RAPD types was growing in the
consumer packages than in samples taken just before the ®lling machine. Several
RAPD types found in the consumer packages were not detected in the samples taken
just before the ®lling machine.
process was studied in two dairy plants. Samples of pasteurized milk were taken at
four different sites along the production line. The samples were stored at 7 °C for 7 d,
or at 10 °C for 5 d, before plate counting and random selection of B. cereus isolates.
Isolates of B. cereus were typed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based
method randomly ampli®ed polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Samples taken at three
different sites between the pasteurizer and the ®lling machine were all holding similar
low concentrations of B. cereus, while an increase of the B. cereus count was seen in
the consumer packages. More B. cereus of different RAPD types was growing in the
consumer packages than in samples taken just before the ®lling machine. Several
RAPD types found in the consumer packages were not detected in the samples taken
just before the ®lling machine.
Avdelning/ar
- Avdelningen för livsmedel och läkemedel
- Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition
Publiceringsår
2001
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
189-196
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Dairy Research
Volym
68
Issue
2
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Cambridge University Press
Ämne
- Food Engineering
Nyckelord
- Pasteurized milk
- Bacillus cereus
- ®lling machine
- RAPD method
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0022-0299