Liha töötlemine
indicated that sanitary procedures and post- carcass-decontamination interventions, so
evisceration antimicrobial interventions that carcasses enter the chillers with reduced
could reduce the prevalence of E. coli contamination (USDA-FSIS 2002). However,
O157:H7 on carcasses from 20.1–43.4% pre- even the best decontamination technologies
evisceration to 0–1.8% post-processing. require the foundation of a good plant design
Similarly, Barkocy-Gallagher et al. (2003) and hygienic process control (Sofos et al.
found that the percentage of positive E. coli 1999a).
O157:H7 and Salmonella carcass samples
was reduced from 26.7% and 12.7% pre-
evisceration to 1.2% and 0.1%, on dressed
Potential Concerns and Risks
carcasses, respectively; that is after interven-
Associated with Decontamination
tions with chemicals and chilling