• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.23 no.4 s.100
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• pp.567-578
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• 2007

This study was designed to provide basic data for the application and practical use of vinegar disinfection for raw vegetable preparation in foodservice operations. The test materials were washed and disinfected by three different methods(tap water washing, chlorine water disinfection, vinegar disinfection) and stored at $3^{\circ}C$ and $10^{\circ}C$ for 7 days. Then, their microbiological qualities were compared. Total plate counts increased over the course of the storage period, and all samples, except in the case of tap water washing, remained under the permitted limit until the 7th day of storage. In particular, vinegar disinfection showed the lowest increase in total plate counts(2.35${\sim}$4.03 log CFU/g). While the total plate counts of chlorine and vinegar disinfection were within the 6.00 limit of microbiological safety, the tap water washing treatment passed the permitted limit. The psychrotrophic counts increased steadily over the course of the storage period, and increased least at $3^{\circ}C$, however, the tap water washing showed the most drastic increase, while vinegar disinfection yielded the smallest increase.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.764-769
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• 1994

This study was performed to obtain fast, consistant and reliable estimation system of bacterial counts of raw milk, which effectively related to the quality of sanitaion and the condition of production at the farm. This study compared regression equation and correlation coefficient relationship between standard plate counts and data of Malthus conductance method for the detection time of total, psychrotrophs, coliform bacterial counts in raw milk. Regression equation (RE) between conductance detection time (Y) and total bacterial log counts (X) was Y=18.27651 - 2.07550X, with correlation coefficient -0.95(n=201). In coliform, RE was Y=9.320848 - 1.15598X with correlation coefficient -0.90 (n=207). Psychrotrophs had the RE of Y=29.96008-3.02487 with correlation coeffecient -0.9 (n=201). This conductance method gave results more quickly and was less labor-intensive than traditional standard plate count method.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.16 no.11
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• pp.1695-1700
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• 2003

A total of 30 pork loin sections were utilized to evaluate the effects of FIR ceramic sheet in PE and vacuum package on preserving the quality of chilled pork stored at 4 and $0^{\circ}C$. Based on meat color, results indicated that pork loin packaged in ceramic sheet and control treatment showed that the samples of the control treatment tended to darken gradually in comparison with the samples at 0 day, but FIR treatment had few changes. Among the total plate counts of sliced loin in PE and loin in vacuum package under different storage times at 4 and $0^{\circ}C$, results showed that FIR ceramic sheet package treatment had lower total plate counts and significant differences (p<0.05). In VBN value, both treatments tended to rise high with the increasing of storage time, but the FIR treatment was significantly lower (p<0.05) than the control treatment. Its results had a corresponding relationship with the total plate counts. Regarding the drip loss of sliced loin in PE and loin in vacuum package, it showed that FIR ceramic sheet package treatment had lower drip loss and significant differences (p<0.01). These results showed that the use of FIR ceramic sheet package, including PE and vacuum package, is an effective method of maintaining the quality of meat.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.141-147
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• 2010

Indicator bacteria of fecal pollution were enumerated and compared by various detection methods for influent and final effluent of a sewage treatment plant. Total coliforms were enumerated by four methods including most probable numbers, chromogenic enzyme substrate test, membrane filtration, and plate counts and were about $10^4$ for influent and $10^2{\sim}10^3\;CFU/ml$ for final effluent. Fecal coliforms ranged between $10^3$ and $10^4$ for influent and $10^2\;CFU/ml$ for effluent by chromogenic enzyme substrate test and membrane filtration. Fecal streptococci counts were 1-log less than fecal coliforms counts, $10^2{\sim}10^3$ for influent and $10^1\;CFU/ml$ for effluent. Total coliforms numbers by plate count both in influent and in effluent showed 1-log higher than by the other three methods. Statistical analysis revealed that numbers of total coliforms by plate count in final effluent had the highest average of correlation (r=0.778, p<0.01) compared with those by the other three methods. In addition, total coliforms numbers by plate count showed most significant correlation (r=0.835, p<0.01) with those by chromogenic test which is well-known as its highest recovery efficiency. These results suggest that the plate count would be the optimum detection method for total coliforms in wastewater treatment plants which are the only microbiological standard of final effluent from wastewater treatment plants in the Republic of Korea, considering economic aspects and difficulties in laboratories.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.149-155
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• 2001

The aims of this study were to examine contamination sources and provide the basic data in establishment of sanitary standard for raw pork meat. From \"Random sampling(I)\", initial total plate counts of post-slaughter samples for the group A, B and C were 1.5${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 5.5${\times}10^5$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$ and 1.8${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, respectively, and of post-prechilling samples for the group A, B and C were 1.0${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 4.6${\times}10^5$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$ and 2.5${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. Initial total plate counts of post-transportation samples for the group D, E and F did not increased, as did the group A, B and C. From \"Normal sampling(II)\", initial total plate counts of post-slaughter, post-prechilling, post-transportation and post-2 days preservation samples were 7.3${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 9.6${\times}10^4$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 2.0${\times}10^5$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$ and 2.5${\times}10^5$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. From \"Clean sampling(III)\", initial total plate counts of post-slaughter, post-prechilling, post-transportation and post-2 days preservation samples were decreased to 7.0${\times}10^2$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 7.5${\times}10^2$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, 8.5${\times}10^2$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$ and 5.5${\times}10^3$cfu/$textrm{cm}^2$, respectively, compared with "Normal sampling(II)". No E. coli O157:H7, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella were detected at each sampling step. Consequently, a slaughter method like "Clean sampling(III)" showed a better sanitary effect to low total plate counts of 10$^2$∼10$^3$times, compared with "Normal sampling(II)". The one of contamination sources for raw pork meat was at a slaughtering step, and "Clean sampling" method may be considered as the one of sanitary standards.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.27-31
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• 2003

In order to monitoring the chicken meat hygiene, 165 chicken samples were tested for contamination agents such as the total bacterial counts, coliform bacterial counts and falling bacterial counts. The prevalence of level on number of standard plate count(SPC), total bacterial counts in less than 10$^3$cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 10$^3$∼10$^4$cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 10$^4$∼10$\^$5/cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$ were 30 samples (18.2%), 98 samples(59.4%) and 37 samples(22.4%), respectively. The coliform bacterial counts in less than 10$^2$cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 10$^2$∼10$^3$cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 10$^3$∼10$^4$cfu/$\textrm{cm}^2$ were 7 samples(4.2%), 66 samples (40.0%), 92 samples(55.8%), respectively. The falling bacterial counts in plants were higher 9.1, in summer 8.4, in fall 7.2 in spring and 6.7 in winter decreased.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.221-225
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• 2003

In order to monitoring the chicken meat hygiene, 165 chicken samples were tested for contamination agents such as the total bacterial counts, coliform bacterial counts and falling bacterial counts. The prevalence of level on number of standard plate count, total bacterial counts in less than $10^3\;cfu/cm^2$, $10^3{\sim}10^4\;cfu/cm^2$ and $10^3-10^5\;cfu/cm^2$ was 30 samples(18.2%), 98 samples(59.4%) and 37 samples(22.4%), respectively. The coliform bacterial counts in less than $10^2\;cfu/cm^2$, $10^2{\sima}10^$\;cfu/cm^2$ and $10^3{\sim}10^4\;cfu/cm^2$ was 7 samples(42.2%), 66 samples(40.0%), 92 samples(58.8%), respectively. The falling bacterial counts in plants was higher 9.1 in summer, 8.4 in fall, 7.2 in spring and 6.7 in winter, in order.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.21-24
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• 1975

During April and May, 1973 rain water samples were collected five different times in nine selected areas of Seoul city. The pH factor and bacteria counts were measured. The following results were obtained. 1. The lowest pH was 6.18 at Moon Rae Dong and the highest was 6.30 at Jong Am Dong. This difference is not significant at the 0. 05 level. 2. The pH factor did not vary significantly with the time of sample collection. 3. Dae Bang Dong had the highest Total Plate Count of $1.9\times 10^3/ml$, Bo Moon Dong and An Kook Dong had the lowest Total Plate Count at $4.1\times 10^2/ml$. 4. The total plate count varied greatly according to the time of sample collection. This result can be used to remove are pollutants. 5. The Total plate Count is nearly inversely proportional to the length of time during which the sample is collected.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.551-559
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• 2010

This study aimed to determine the physicochemical, microbiological and sensory qualities of salad dressing with added Prunus mume extracts. For this study, dressing was blended with Prunus mume extracts to different concentrations of 0, 10, and 20%. Physicochemical and microbiological effects of dressing with added Prunus mume extracts were assessed during production and storage days by measuring pH and Aw and by determining total plate counts and coliforms. Effects of salad dressing added Prunus mume extracts on the total plate counts and coliforms of salad dressing were observed during storage at $3^{\circ}C$ and $25{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 30 days. Prunus mume extracts showed antibacterial properties, and improved the microbiological quality. Sensory scores for salad dressing with added Prunus mume extracts were higher than those for the control group.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.167-174
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• 1995

A hazard analysis which included watching operations, measuring temperatures of foods throughout preparation and display, and sampling and testing for microorganisms of total plate counts and coliform bacteria was conducted in various phases of product flow of Naeng-myeun (Cold noodles) and Pi-bim bab (mixed rice) prepared at Korean restaurants. Large numbers of total plate counts were counted from the cooked foods after handling and holding. Ingestion of these foods must be considered high risk. Critical control points identified were, pre-preparation, food handling after cooking, and holding on display in product flow of Nang-Meon and pre-preparation, preparation, and holding on display in product flow of Pi-bim bab. It need for effective quality control of Nang-Meon and Pi-bim bab that training program consist of surveillance, education of the staff, standard operation procedures, forbidding dangerous processes and control of critical points.