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Guidelines for the microbiological quality of some ready-to-eat foods sampled at the point of sale. PHLS Advisory Committee for Food and Dairy Products.
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NutritionUnited KingdomFormal SamplesFood ControlFood MicrobiologyMicrobial EcologyPublic HealthHealth SciencesMicrobiological QualityFoodborne PathogensFood Quality AssuranceMicrobial ControlFoodborne HazardMicrobiomeFood QualityNutrition Food SafetyFood Safety Risk AssessmentLatest GuidelinesReady-to-eat FoodsFood SafetyMicrobiologyPhls Advisory Committee
These guidelines for the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat foods represent a revision and expansion of guidelines first published by the PHLS in September 1992 and revised in March 1996. The latest guidelines incorporate many of the constructive comments received from food examiners and other microbiologists within and outside the PHLS and from environmental health officers throughout the United Kingdom. This document reviews the changes and the reasons they were made and sets out the new guidelines. It also clarifies the role of food examiners in interpreting the microbiological results of formal samples.