Relating microbiological criteria to food safety objectives and performance objectives |
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Authors: | M. van Schothorst M.H. Zwietering T. Ross R.L. Buchanan M.B. Cole |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Food Science and Technology, International Campus of Excellence in the AgriFood Sector ceiA3, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain;2. R&D&i, National Centre for Technology and Food Safety, San Adrian, Spain;3. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Microbiological Food and Water Laboratory, C.I.F.A., University of Navarra, C/Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain |
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Abstract: | Microbiological criteria, food safety objectives and performance objectives, and the relationship between them are discussed and described in the context of risk-based food safety management. A modified method to quantify the sensitivity of attributes sampling plans is presented to show how sampling plans can be designed to assess a microbiological criterion. Examples presented show that testing of processed foods for confirmation of safety is often not a practical option, because too many samples would need to be analysed. Nonetheless, in such cases the classical “ICMSF cases” and sampling schemes still offer a risk-based approach for examining food lots for regulatory or trade purposes. |
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