Guidelines for the microbiological quality of some ready-to-eat foods sampled at the point of sale. PHLS Advisory Committee for Food and Dairy Products

These guidelines for the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat foods represent a revision and expansion of guidelines first published by the PHLS in September 1992 and revised in March 1996. The latest guidelines incorporate many of the constructive comments received from food examiners and other...

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Published in:Communicable disease and public health 2000-09, Vol.3 (3), p.163
Main Authors: Gilbert, R J, de Louvois, J, Donovan, T, Little, C, Nye, K, Ribeiro, C D, Richards, J, Roberts, D, Bolton, F J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colony Count, Microbial
England
Food Microbiology
Food Services - standards
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Wales
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Summary:These guidelines for the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat foods represent a revision and expansion of guidelines first published by the PHLS in September 1992 and revised in March 1996. The latest guidelines incorporate many of the constructive comments received from food examiners and other microbiologists within and outside the PHLS and from environmental health officers throughout the United Kingdom. This document reviews the changes and the reasons they were made and sets out the new guidelines. It also clarifies the role of food examiners in interpreting the microbiological results of formal samples.
ISSN:1462-1843