PMID- 24406663
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140902
LR  - 20240318
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
DP  - 2014 Jan 8
TI  - Evaluation of three swabbing devices for detection of Listeria monocytogenes on 
      different types of food contact surfaces.
PG  - 804-14
LID - 10.3390/ijerph110100804 [doi]
AB  - Listeria monocytogenes can adhere to different types of food contact surfaces 
      within a food processing environment. Therefore, environmental sampling devices 
      should be capable of detecting unacceptable contamination. In this study, a 
      sponge-stick, foam spatula and an environmental swab were evaluated on their 
      ability to detect low concentrations of L. monocytogenes on different types of 
      food contact surfaces. A cocktail of four L. monocytogenes serotypes was 
      inoculated with a concentration of 100 CFU/250 cm2 onto stainless steel (SS), 
      high density polyethylene (HDPE) and rubber surfaces in a 250 cm2 area. 
      Immediately after inoculation and after 1 h exposure, the surfaces were swabbed 
      with the different swabbing devices. The results of the study show only minor 
      differences in the ability of the swabbing devices to detect L. monocytogenes. 
      All devices were capable to detect the contamination immediately after 
      inoculation. However, when the surfaces were allowed to air-dry for 1 h, L. 
      monocytogenes was undetected in 11.1% of the samples (n = 27) with the sponge 
      stick, in 7.4% of the samples (n = 27) with the foam spatula and in 3.7% of the 
      samples (n = 27) with the environmental swab, especially on SS surfaces. The 
      detection ability of the different devices for L. monocytogenes can be concluded 
      to be rather high on different types of food contact surfaces.
FAU - Lahou, Evy
AU  - Lahou E
AD  - Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Safety 
      and Food Quality, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent 9000, Belgium. 
      evy.lahou@ugent.be.
FAU - Uyttendaele, Mieke
AU  - Uyttendaele M
AD  - Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, Department of Food Safety 
      and Food Quality, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent 9000, Belgium. 
      mieke.uyttendaele@ugent.be.
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20140108
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
RN  - 12597-68-1 (Stainless Steel)
RN  - 9002-88-4 (Polyethylene)
RN  - 9006-04-6 (Rubber)
SB  - IM
MH  - Food Handling
MH  - Food Microbiology/*instrumentation
MH  - Listeria monocytogenes/*isolation & purification
MH  - Polyethylene
MH  - Rubber
MH  - Stainless Steel
PMC - PMC3924475
EDAT- 2014/01/11 06:00
MHDA- 2014/09/03 06:00
PMCR- 2014/01/01
CRDT- 2014/01/11 06:00
PHST- 2013/09/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/12/20 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/12/23 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/01/11 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/01/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/09/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph110100804 [pii]
AID - ijerph-11-00804 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph110100804 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Jan 8;11(1):804-14. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph110100804.