TY - JOUR AU - Erickson, AK AU - Fuhrman, M AU - Mikel, WB TI - Microbiological evaluation of pork offal products collected from processing facilities in a major United States pork-producing region T2 - Journal of Swine Health and Production JF - Journal of Swine Health and Production J2 - JSHAP SN - 1537-209X DP - American Association of Swine Veterinarians PB - American Association of Swine Veterinarians DA - 2019/Jan// PY - 2019 VL - 27 M1 - 1 IS - 1 M2 - 34 SP - 34-38 L2 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v27n1/v27n1p34.html UR - https://www.aasv.org/shap/abstracts/abstract.php?v27n1p34 L1 - https://www.aasv.org/shap/issues/v27n1/v27n1p34.pdf KW - swine KW - offal KW - Salmonella KW - Yersinia KW - Toxoplasma N2 - 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. ER -