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[mekky]

Dear All,

Does anyone have information about the permissible limit of
Total Bacterial Count on food contact surfaces
especially in poultry processing plant???

Kind Regards,
Amr Mekky

[Charles.C]

Dear mekky,

Can try this older post as a starter (20008) -

http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__22352

Also see the surrounding posts in same thread, eg Nos #18, #25

You will observe that significant difference of opinion exist. Local regulations may apply also.

If you try searching for "swab" you will pick up several later posts / data also, eg this one -

http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__34195

(most data are for relatively "clean' environments perhaps not quite comparable to yr request)

I recall one arbitrary rule-of-thumb for an operational level that the TPC must be less than one tenth of the value of the product on it. Obviously just cleaned/sanitised surfaces will differ.

Rgds / Charles.C

PS added - this one, although 2008 origin, is quite interesting also (and still active!)-
http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__23287