Does anyone out there know what the FDA limits are for enterobacteriaceae in ready to eat foods
Posted 10 February 2020 - 02:17 AM
Does anyone out there know what the FDA limits are for enterobacteriaceae in ready to eat foods
Posted 10 February 2020 - 05:50 AM
Does anyone out there know what the FDA limits are for enterobacteriaceae in ready to eat foods
Hi Sherhitch,
I assume you refer to USFDA.
I'm not aware any general FDA "RTE food" microbiological compilations for indicators (or non-zero tolerant pathogens) although liimits do exist for certain specific "foods", eg Cheese.
Can try this post/thread, eg file com1 -
https://www.ifsqn.co...al/#entry127998
As you can see, limits vary with to food type.
Also note the various caveats in introduction.
PS - JFI the UK has this Guideline to yr query -
enterobacteriaceae.PNG 86.72KB 1 downloads
Edited by Charles.C, 10 February 2020 - 09:22 AM.
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Kind Regards,
Charles.C
Posted 11 February 2020 - 10:08 PM
Charles is right. There aren't any. In the past I've used Australia/New Zealand's guidelines for enterobacteriacae in RTE food. To cite other countries guidelines is generally allowed if specific guidelines don't exist and the country has equivalent food safety standards/rules. For example, we use Canada's guidelines on food hazards for some foods.
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