Abstract:

Microbiological evaluation of pork offal products collected from processing facilities in a major United States pork-producing region

Alan K. Erickson, PhD; Monte Fuhrman, DVM; William Benjy Mikel, PhD; Jon Ertl, DVM; Laura L. Ruesch, MS; Debra Murray; Zachary Lau, BS

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Analysis of 370 offal samples from 15 US pork-processing facilities detected Yersinia enterocolitica-positive (2.4%) and Salmonella-positive (21.8%) samples and mesophilic aerobic plate counts > 107 colony-forming units/g (3.2%). A risk assessment showed intestine (20%), brain (21%), liver and heart (73%), and kidney (87%) sampling batches were acceptable for human consumption.

Keywords: offal, Salmonella, Yersinia, Toxoplasma

RIS citationCite as: Erickson AK, Fuhrman M, Mikel WB, et al. Microbiological evaluation of pork offal products collected from processing facilities in a major United States pork-producing region. J Swine Health Prod 2019;27(1):34-38.

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