Common Quality Control and Food Safety Testing Parameters
Hello, if anybody is familiar with the following commodities and know the top 5 most commonly tested parameters in them please let me know I'm having a hard time finding what is routine among all the possible tests that can be conducted. Dehydrated Goods, Meat (pork/beef/poultry), Seafood, Dairy, Animal Feed, Coffee and Cocoa, Pet Food, Color/Flavor/Fragrance, Produce, Nuts.
quality only, or food safety testing as well?
Food safety as well, yes, sorry I wasn't clear there.
Hello,
If anybody is familiar with the following commodities and know the top 5 most commonly tested parameters in them please let me know I'm having a hard time finding what is routine among all the possible tests that can be conducted.
Dehydrated Goods
Meat (pork/beef/poultry) These items are tested for -salmonella and e coli (according to federally mandated schedules) The facilites will be tested for listeria (frequency dependent on finished good type) There may be testing for trichinosis in pork From a pure quality stand point, total coliform and nitrogen levels in MAP may also be tested
Seafood
Dairy
Animal Feed
Coffee and Cocoa
Pet Food
Color/Flavor/Fragrance
Produce
Nuts
Hello,
If anybody is familiar with the following commodities and know the top 5 most commonly tested parameters in them please let me know I'm having a hard time finding what is routine among all the possible tests that can be conducted.
Dehydrated Goods
Meat (pork/beef/poultry)
Seafood
Dairy
Animal Feed
Coffee and Cocoa
Pet Food
Color/Flavor/Fragrance
Produce
Nuts
Hi jj,
May be quicker to consult a text book. The Scope/Volume involved is somewhat huge.
Hi jj,
May be quicker to consult a text book. The Scope/Volume involved is somewhat huge.
I don't think that textbook exists lol
I don't think that textbook exists lol
Actually various Food QC Encyclopedia exist. Particularly in Libraries.
Microorganisms in Foods vol6 covers most commercial food categories with respect to micro characteristics.
Actually various Food QC Encyclopedia exist. Particularly in Libraries.
Charles,
My question is specifically what quality control parameters are routinely used in industry as opposed to theoretical or minimally used. This information isn't normally published in text books, which is why I'm asking people on this forum. I hope that makes sense, it should.
Charles,
My question is specifically what quality control parameters are routinely used in industry as opposed to theoretical or minimally used. This information isn't normally published in text books, which is why I'm asking people on this forum. I hope that makes sense, it should.
Hi jj,
To get some idea of the scope involved just for micro, see these posts -