ISSN: 1945-7553
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Reference Samples for the Evaluation of Salmonella Isolation Methods

Beckers, HJ
Head, Section of Food Hygiene, Laboratory for Water and Food Microbiology, Bilthoven,

(Received 31 October 1985; accepted 18 February 1986)

Abstract

Reference samples consist of gelatin capsules containing 0.2 g of spray-dried milk inoculated with Salmonella. These reference samples enable each laboratory to test individually the performance of Salmonella isolation methods and to study the effects of foods and its competitive flora on the isolation of Salmonella. The reference samples have also been found useful in collaborative studies testing the reproducibility of methods. It is recommended to evaluate the performance of Salmonella isolation methods with reference samples.

Keywords:
food microbiology, laboratory quality assurance, Salmonella isolation, reference samples, evaluation of methods

Paper ID: JTE10340J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE10340J
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