TBC on food contact surface

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

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