Incidence Study of Spores of Clostridium botulinum in Convenience Foods
1969; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/am.17.4.542-544.1969
ISSN0003-6919
AutoresN. F. Insalata, S. J. Witzeman, G. J. Fredericks, F. C. A. Sunga,
Tópico(s)Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
ResumoThe objective of this study was to gather data on the incidence of Clostridium botulinum spores in selected consumer-convenience food products. The incidence of spores of C. botulinum in 100 samples of each of four categories of commercially available convenience foods was determined. These categories included (i) “boil-in-the-bag” foods, (ii) vacuum-packed foods, (iii) pressurized foods, and (iv) dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. Of the 400 samples analyzed, one was found to contain the spores of C. botulinum . This occurred in vacuum-packed frank-furters and was identified as type B.
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