Method of predicting microbial contamination
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsTed Brown, Melody Thompson
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Abstract
A method of predicting microbial contamination includes gathering a sample from one or more carcasses. The method includes performing a test for the microbial contamination on the sample to generate test results including detection of one of more microbial genetic markers of the of the microbial contamination. The method includes predicting from the test results whether the one or more carcasses include the microbial contamination. The method includes releasing the one or more carcasses for further processing.
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A method of processing carcasses that may be contaminated by Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7), the method comprising:
- gathering a sample from one or more carcasses;
- performing a test for microbial contamination on the sample to generate test results comprising detection of one or more microbial genetic markers of one or more gram negative organisms in the Enterobacteriaceae family other than E. coli O157:H7;
- predicting from the test results whether the one or more carcasses is contaminated by E. coli O157:H7;
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- releasing the one or more carcasses for further processing.
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A method of predicting microbial contamination, the method comprising:
- gathering a sample from one or more carcasses, comprising swabbing an exterior of the one or more carcasses;
- performing a test for the microbial contamination on the sample to generate test results comprising detection of one or more microbial genetic markers of the microbial contamination, wherein the one or more microbial genetic markers of the microbial contamination comprises one or more genetic markers from one or more gram negative organisms in the Enterobacteriaceae family other than the predicted microbial contamination;
- predicting from the test results whether the one or more carcasses comprise the microbial contamination;
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- releasing the one or more carcasses for further processing.
A method of predicting microbial contamination from Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7), the method comprising:
- gathering a sample from each of at least two carcasses, comprising swabbing an exterior of each of the carcasses;
- performing a test for the microbial contamination from E. coli O157:H7 on each sample to generate test results comprising detection of one or more microbial genetic markers from one or more gram negative organisms in the Enterobacteriaceae family other than E. coli O157:H7;
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- predicting from the test results whether the carcass from which the sample was taken is contaminated by E. coli O157:H7.
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