Bacterial pathogens on in-shell nuts and in shelled nuts and nut butters : April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2015
- Language of the publication
- Bilingual
- Date
- 2017-12-20
- Type
- Report
- Author(s)
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
- Publisher
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Abstract
A targeted survey analyzed 2,400 in-shell nut samples, 2,612 shelled nut samples, and 1,142 nut butter samples for bacterial pathogens such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) (nut butters only), and generic E. coli. No E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes or generic E. coli were found in any of the samples. Salmonella was found in five in-shell nut samples. The CFIA conducted appropriate follow-up activities. All five Salmonella positive samples resulted in recalls of the affected products. No illnesses were reported in association with any of the Salmonella positive samples.
Description
Food Microbiology – Targeted Surveys : Final report.
Subject
- Food safety
Keywords
- Microbiology reports,
- Bacterial pathogens and indicator organisms
Rights
Peer review
Internal Review