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Origins and levels of post pasteurization contamination of milk in the dairy and their effects on keeping quality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Monika J. A. Schröder
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, (University of Reading), Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK

Summary

Bacterial post pasteurization contamination with psychrotrophic Gram-negative rods (GNR) was measured in commercial milks before and after transfer to retail containers. The tanks of pasteurized milk feeding the filling units contaminated milk less often (39% of samples) but usually at a higher level than the filling units (92% of samples). The number of GNR present had a considerable influence on the shelf life of milk, and the range found in commercially pasteurized milk was reflected in a wide range of shelf lives.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1984

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