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Methods for Recovering Microorganisms from Solid Surfaces Used in the Food Industry: A Review of the Literature

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  • Rached Ismaïl

    (LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France
    INRA, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Florence Aviat

    (LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France
    INRA, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Valérie Michel

    (ACTALIA, Produits laitiers, La Roche-sur-Foron, F-74801, France)

  • Isabelle Le Bayon

    (FCBA, Bordeaux, F-33028, France)

  • Perrine Gay-Perret

    (ACTALIA, Produits laitiers, La Roche-sur-Foron, F-74801, France)

  • Magdalena Kutnik

    (FCBA, Bordeaux, F-33028, France)

  • Michel Fédérighi

    (LUNAM Université, Oniris, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France
    INRA, UMR1014 SECALIM, Nantes, F-44307, France)

Abstract

Various types of surfaces are used today in the food industry, such as plastic, stainless steel, glass, and wood. These surfaces are subject to contamination by microorganisms responsible for the cross-contamination of food by contact with working surfaces. The HACCP-based processes are now widely used for the control of microbial hazards to prevent food safety issues. This preventive approach has resulted in the use of microbiological analyses of surfaces as one of the tools to control the hygiene of products. A method of recovering microorganisms from different solid surfaces is necessary as a means of health prevention. No regulation exists for surface microbial contamination, but food companies tend to establish technical specifications to add value to their products and limit contamination risks. The aim of this review is to present the most frequently used methods: swabbing, friction or scrubbing, printing, rinsing or immersion, sonication and scraping or grinding and describe their advantages and drawbacks. The choice of the recovery method has to be suitable for the type and size of the surface tested for microbiological analysis. Today, quick and cheap methods have to be standardized and especially easy to perform in the field.

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  • Rached Ismaïl & Florence Aviat & Valérie Michel & Isabelle Le Bayon & Perrine Gay-Perret & Magdalena Kutnik & Michel Fédérighi, 2013. "Methods for Recovering Microorganisms from Solid Surfaces Used in the Food Industry: A Review of the Literature," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:11:p:6169-6183:d:30447
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    1. Pengcheng Zhao & Pak-To Chan & Nan Zhang & Yuguo Li, 2022. "An Advanced Tape-Stripping Approach for High-Efficiency Sampling on Non-Absorbent Surfaces," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-16, October.
    2. Siwalee Rattanapunya & Aomhatai Deethae & Susan Woskie & Pornpimol Kongthip & Karl R. Matthews, 2021. "Occurrence of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus spp. in Orange Orchards in Thailand," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. Claude Dussart & Caroline Boulliat & Isabelle Camal & Denis Bourgeois & Florence Carrouel, 2019. "Safety Evaluation of Individual Pillboxes to Control Cross-Contamination in the Drug Circuit in Hospitals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-11, October.
    4. Elena Tamburini & Valentina Donegà & Maria Gabriella Marchetti & Paola Pedrini & Cecilia Monticelli & Andrea Balbo, 2015. "Study on Microbial Deposition and Contamination onto Six Surfaces Commonly Used in Chemical and Microbiological Laboratories," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-17, July.

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