Dry Rehydratable Film Method for Rapid Enumeration of Coliforms in Foods (3M Petrifilm Rapid Coliform Count Plate): Collaborative Study

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1 56 KINNEBERG &LINDBERG:JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, FOOD BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS Dry Rehydrtle Film Method for Rpid Enumertion of Coliforms in Foods (3M Petrifilm Rpid Coliform Count Plte): Collortive Study KAREN M. KINNEBERG rtech lortories, Arden Hills, MN KATHRYN G. LINDBERG 3M Compny, St. Pul, MN Collortors: D. Btterson; R. Bo; P. Boleszczuk; S. Brudvig; D. Brynt; J. Bryce; K. Buckner; M. Bulthus; J. DeJesus; K. Ellis; D. Finkeniner; S. Fleming; E. Follni-Lieder; C. Hrper; P. Ihrke; K. Johnson; J. King; M. Lngridge; L. Mycock; L. McAteer; T. McCnn; N. Otten; R. Roins; A. Sss; L. Sunders; R. Schop; S. Strnd; D. Tey; J. VnWinkle; C. Wolowski A rehydrtle dry-film plting method for coliforms in foods, the 3M TM Petrifilm TM Rpid Coliform Count plte method, ws compred with the U.S. Food nd Drug Administrtion s Bcteriologicl Anlyticl Mnul method for nondiry foods nd the Americn Pulic Helth Assocition s Stndrd Methods for the Exmintion of Diry Products (SMEDP) method for diry foods. Six food types, vnill ice crem, cheddr cheese, fresh refrigerted uncooked pst, whet flour, prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese, nd frozen hsh rowns, were nlyzed for coliforms y 11 collorting lortories. For ech food product tested, the collortors received 8 lind smples consisting of control smple nd 3 levels of inoculted smple, ech in duplicte. The men log counts for the methods were comprle. The repetility nd reproduciility vrinces of the Petrifilm Rpid Coliform Count method t 14 nd 24 h were not significntly different from those of the stndrd methods. The 3M TM Petrifilm TM Rpid Coliform Count (RCC) plte, which is used for enumerting coliforms, is designed to hve shortened incution period. The Petrifilm RCC plte is redy-mde culture medium system tht contins modified violet red ile (VRB) nutrients, cold-wter-solule gelling gent, ph indictor, nd tetrzolium indictor tht fcilittes colony enumertion. Sumitted for puliction Novemer The recommendtion ws pproved y the Methods Committee on Microiology nd Extrneous Mterils nd ws dopted y the Officil Methods Bord of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. See Officil Methods Bord Actions, (2000) Inside Lortory Mngement, April issue. Corresponding uthor s e-mil: kkinn@lndolkes.com. Smples re dded t volume of 1.0 ml per plte. Pressure pplied to plstic spreder plced on the topfilm spreds the smple over growth re of pproximtely 20 cm 2. The gelling gent is llowed to solidify nd the pltes re then incuted up to 24 h t 35 ± 1 C. Coliforms produce red colonies on the pltes y reduction of the indictor nd produce cid nd gs y fermenttion of lctose. The gs is trpped y the film nd ppers s one or more smll ules ssocited with the colony. In comprehensive precollortive comprtive study (McIntyre, unpulished) the Petrifilm RCC plte provided results similr to those of the U.S. Food nd Drug Administrtion s Bcteriologicl Anlyticl Mnul (BAM; 1) method for nondiry foods nd the Americn Pulic Helth Assocition s Stndrd Methods for the Exmintion of Diry Products (SMEDP; 2) method for diry foods for enumertion of coliforms. This collortive study compred the Petrifilm RCC method t 14 nd 24 h with the stndrd methods for enumerting coliforms in foods. Collortive Study Test Foods The food types selected for the study were vnill ice crem, cheddr cheese, fresh refrigerted uncooked pst, whet flour, prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese, nd frozen hsh rowns. Foods were otined from locl grocery stores. Test Orgnisms The orgnisms were otined from the Americn Type Culture Collection (ATCC) or the University of Minnesot (Tle 1) nd were stored t 70 C in lortory medium contining 15% sterile glycerol. Working cultures were mintined on eosin methylene lue (EMB) gr pltes, nd inocul were cultivted in nutrient roth nd incuted t 35 ± 1 C. Sttionry-phse cultures

2 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 1. Food products nd coliform orgnisms Food product Coliform orgnism Orgnism source Vnill ice crem Escherichi coli ATCC ATCC-type strin Cheddr cheese Enterocter cloce U45 Clinicl Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Klesiell oxytoc U33 Clinicl Whet flour Enterocter erogenes ATCC ATCC-type strin Prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese Klesiell pneumonie ATCC ATCC-type strin Frozen hsh rowns Citrocter freundii ATCC 8090 ATCC-type strin University of Minnesot isolte. in nutrient roth were diluted with Butterfield s phosphte-uffered dilution wter (BPD) prior to inocultion of test smples. Inocultion of Foods Severl one-hlf gllon continers of vnill ice crem were thwed to softness, septiclly comined, nd mixed. The product ws then divided into 4 portions; the first 3 portions were inoculted nd the fourth served s n uninoculted control. The inoculum ws dded directly to the smples nd then mixed mnully. The inoculum levels differed y powers of 10 nd were in the rnge of , , nd cells/ml for the low, medium, nd high inocul, respectively. The vnill ice crem ws llowed to refreeze following the inocultion. Approximtely 4200 g cheddr cheese ws otined from severl retil pckges. The cheddr cheeses were comined nd ground in Sunem food processor nd shken mnully to chieve uniformity fter inocultion. The smple ws then divided into 4 portions nd inoculted ccording to the method descried for vnill ice crem. Approximtely 4200 g fresh refrigerted uncooked pst ws otined nd lended thoroughly. The fresh refrigerted uncooked pst ws divided into 4 portions nd inoculted ccording to the method descried for vnill ice crem. Approximtely 4200 g whet flour ws otined nd lended thoroughly. The flour ws divided into 4 portions nd inoculted with dry inoculum t the sme levels s descried for vnill ice crem. Approximtely 4200 g prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese nd 4200 g frozen hsh rowns were otined nd thwed. Ech product ws lended thoroughly, divided into 4 portions, nd inoculted ccording to the method descried for vnill ice crem. Ech smple ws refrozen fter inocultion. The inoculted dry smples were llowed to stilize t room temperture 2 weeks prior to nlysis. The inoculted frozen smples were llowed to stilize overnight; the inoculted refrigerted smples were stored overnight t 2 8 C nd shipped the following dy. Preprtion of Smples Inoculted nd uninoculted smples were divided into c 50 g smples. Ech 50 g smple ws divided in hlf to form duplicte 25 g susmples. For nlysis, duplicte susmples of the uninoculted control nd ech of the 3 inocultion levels were prepred for ech collortor. Smples were pckged in lek-proof continers, identified y product dte, nlysis dte, nd smple code. The smple code ws singulr, multi-digit rndom numer. Shipment of Smples Smples were shipped y overnight crrier to rrive the dy efore initition of nlysis. The cheddr cheese nd fresh refrigerted uncooked pst were pcked with ice pcks to mintin temperture of <7 C during shipment. The vnill ice crem, prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese, nd frozen hsh rowns were shipped frozen on dry ice. The whet flour ws shipped t mient temperture. Upon rrivl, smples were stored t the specified conditions until they were nlyzed the following dy. One food type ws shipped for ech week of the study. Microiologicl Anlysis Ech collortor received 8 smples of ech food type to e tested. Collortors were instructed to nlyze ech smple y the Petrifilm RCC nd VRB gr methods or the 3-tue most prole numer (MPN) method (1). The VRB gr pltes were incuted t 32 ± 1 C for 24 ±2h,ndthe Petrifilm pltes t 35 ± 1 C for 14 nd 24 h. The luryl tryptose roth (LST) tues were incuted t 35 ± 1 C nd exmined t 24±2hnd48±2h. Coliforms growing on the Petrifilm pltes were counted t 14 h nd gin t 24 h. At 14 nd 24 h, confirmed colonies on the Petrifilm plte were counted. Confirmed colonies were red colonies ssocited with one or more gs ules nd with or without yellow cid zones. For diry foods, the VRB gr pltes were exmined, nd colonies tht were rick red with pink hlo of precipitted ile slt were counted nd confirmed. For nondiry foods, the LST tues were exmined for gs nd confirmed. For the VRB gr method, 2 suspect colonies per smple were selected from ech VRB gr plte. The colonies were ech sted with sterile inoculting needle nd trnsferred to rillint green lctose ile roth (BGLB). The tues were incuted t 32 ± 1 C nd exmined for gs production t 24 nd 48 ± 2 h.typicl colonies tht produced gs in BGLB were considered confirmed results.

3 58 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 For the MPN method, ll gssing LST tues were confirmed y gently gitting ech gssing LST tue nd trnsferring loopful of suspension to tue of BGLB roth. These tues were incuted t 35 ± 1 C nd exmined for gs production t 24 nd 48 ±2h.Gssing LST tues tht lso produced gs in BGLB were considered confirmed coliform results. Becuse of informtion otined during the precollortive study (McIntyre, unpulished), colonies ssocited with gs on the Petrifilm RCC plte were reported s confirmed coliforms. Sttisticl Anlysis of Dt Collortors recorded the colony counts for Petrifilm pltes nd VRB gr pltes s well s dt for MPN nlyses on dt sheets. Petrifilm nd gr pltes with colonies were selected. If no plte hd t lest 10 colonies, the exct count on the lest dilute smple ws recorded. If the pltes were too crowded to estimte counts, the count ws reported s too numerous to count. Procedures descried y Peeler nd Mturin in BAM (3) were used to clculte colony forming units per grm (CFU/g). The se 10 logrithms of colony counts nd MPN indexes were used for sttisticl nlysis under the ssumption tht the trnsformed numers would e normlly distriuted nd of homogenous vrince. Repetility (s r ) nd reproduciility (s R ) stndrd devitions nd reltive stndrd devitions of repetility (RSD r ) nd reproduciility (RSD R ) were clculted ccording to AOAC INTERNATIONAL procedures fter outliers were determined y the Cochrn nd Grus tests (4). Repetility vrinces were compred using n F-rtio test (5). Men log counts were compred y nlysis of vrince (5). In ll sttisticl tests, resulting vlue of p < 0.05 ws tken to indicte significnt difference. AOAC Officil Method Rpid Enumertion of Coliforms in Foods Dry Rehydrtle Film Method, Petrifilm TM Rpid Coliform Count Plte First Action 2000 (Applicle to determintion of confirmed coliforms t 14 nd 24 h in foods. Not pplicle to hsh rown pottoes.) See Tles A nd B for the results of the interlortory study supporting cceptnce of the method. A. Principle Method uses cteril culture pltes of dry medium nd cold-wter-solule gel. Undiluted or diluted test suspensions re dded to pltes t volume of 1.0 ml per plte. Pressure, when pplied to plstic spreder plced on overly film, spreds the suspension evenly over 20 cm 2 growth re. Gelling gent is llowed to solidify, nd pltes re incuted nd then counted. A serologicl pipet or utomtic pipet cn e used for suspension ddition for cteril count nlysis. B. Apprtus nd Regents () Petrifilm Rpid Coliform Count (RCC) pltes. Pltes (ville from 3M Microiology Products, St. Pul, MN 55144) contin modified violet red ile (VRB) nutrients, coldwter-solule gelling gent, tetrzolium indictor dye, nd ph indictor. () Plstic spreder. Provided with Petrifilm pltes, hs recessed side nd smooth flt side, designed to spred suspension evenly over plte growth re. (c) Pipets. 1.0 nd 10.0 ml serologicl pipets with 0.1 ml grdutions. Pipets must ccurtely deliver required volume. Do not use <10% of their totl volume. For exmple, to deliver 1 ml, do not use pipet > 10 ml; to deliver 0.1 ml, do not use pipet >1 ml. (Clirted 3M Electronic Pippetor, or equivlent, my e used to deliver 1.0 ml.) (d) Colony counter. Queec Drk-Field Colony Counter (VWR Scientific Products, Willrd, OH), or equivlent. (e) Sterile sodium hydroxide solution.. 1M. Dissolve 40 g NOH in 1 L wter. Autoclve 15 min t 121 C. (f) Dilution wter. Prepre stock solution y dissolving 34gKH 2 PO 4 in 500 ml wter, djust to ph 7.2 with 1M NOH (c 175 ml), nd dilute to 1 L with wter. Prepre uffered wter for dilutions y diluting 1.25 ml stock solution to 1 L with oiled nd cooled wter. Autoclve 15 min t 121 C. (g) Blender or stomcher. Wring lender or equivlent, or Sewrd Ltd. (98 Gret North Rd, London N2 OGN UK, +44(0) ) 400 stomcher, or equivlent. C. Preprtion of Test Portion Prepre test smple s in B (see ). Specified dilutions re for mximum sensitivity. Higher dilutions my e plted s needed. Do not use diluents contining citrte or thiosulfte. Mix ll dilutions y shking 25x through 30 cm rc in 7 s. Blend or stomch solids 2 min to homogenize. () Whole milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, skim milk, nd rw milk. Plte 1 ml undiluted or diluted product on dry-film coliform count plte, B(). Incuted colony count on undiluted plte is count/g. () Ice crem nd mixes, chocolte milk. Mke 1:10 dilution of product [11 g/99 ml dilution wter, B(f)]. Plte 1 ml on dry-film coliform count plte, B(). Incute. Multiply colony count y dilution to otin count/g. (c) Butter nd mrgrine. Proceed s in () with diluent prewrmed to o C. Do not use citrte uffer to homogenize product. (d) Sour crem, yogurt, nd frozen yogurt. Proceed s in (). After dilution djust ph to with 1M NOH, B(e), (c 0.1 ml/g product). (e) Cheddr cheese, cottge cheese, instnt nonft dry milk, whey powder, nd relted products. Proceed s in (). Do not use citrte uffer to homogenize product. (f) Nondiry foods. Weigh 50 g test portion in sterile lender jr. Add 450 ml diluent nd lend for 2 min in high speed lender jr t rpm. As required, djust ph of suspension to with 1M NOH, B(e), (c 0.1 ml/g suspension). If entire test smple contins <50 g, weigh portion of test smple nd dd sterile diluent to mke 1:10 dilution. Prepre ll deciml dilutions with 90 ml sterile diluent plus 10 ml previous dilution unless otherwise specified.

4 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle A. Results of interlortory study of the Petrifilm RCC method t 14 nd 24 h for detection of coliforms in foods Food type Level n Men c s r RSD r, % s R RSD R, % 14 H Cheddr cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) d Low 11 (0) e Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) d Mcroni nd cheese Low 9 (0) e Medium 10 (0) e High 10 (0) e Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) d Medium 10 (0) e High 10 (0) H Cheddr cheese Low 11 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) d Low 11 (0) e Medium 9 (2) High 11 (0) d Mcroni nd cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) d High 10 (0) e Hsh rown pottoes Low 11 NG f NG NG NG NG Medium 11 NG NG NG NG NG High 11 NG NG NG NG NG Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) d Medium 10 (0) d High 10 (0) Low = cfu/ml, medium = cfu/ml, high = cfu/ml. Numer of lortories with complete dt; numer of outliers ppers in prentheses. c Log coliform count/g. d Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.01). e Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.05). f NG = colonies with yellow cid zones were present; however, no gssing colonies were detected.

5 60 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle B. Results of interlortory study of stndrd method for detection of coliforms in foods Food type Level n Men c s r RSD r, % s R RSD R, % Cheddr cheese Low 11 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (2) Medium 9 (2) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) Low 10 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Mcroni nd cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 9 (1) Hsh rown pottoes Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) c Low = cfu/ml, medium = cfu/ml, high = cfu/ml. Numer of lortories with complete dt; numer of outliers ppers in prentheses. Log coliform count/g. D. Anlysis Plce dry Petrifilm RCC plte, B(), on flt surfce. Lift top film nd inoculte 1 ml suspension onto center of ottom film. Crefully roll top film down onto inoculum. Distriute inoculum over 20 cm 2 growth re with downwrd pressure on center of plstic spreder device (flt side down). Leve plte undistured to permit gelling gent to solidify. Incute pltes up to 24 h t 35 ± 1 C. In incutor, plce pltes in horizontl position or in Petrifilm plte rck, cler side up, in stcks not exceeding 20 units. Count pltes within 1 h fter incution period is completed. Petrifilm RCC pltes cn e counted on stndrd colony counter or other illuminted mgnifier. Do not count colonies on fom dm ecuse they re removed from selective influence of the medium. Do not count rtifct ules tht my e present. Confirmed coliforms will pper s red colonies ssocited with gs fter 8 24 h of incution. They re red colonies ssocited with one or more gs ules nd with or without yellow cid zones. Pltes with colonies re to e selected. If no plte hs t lest 10 red colonies with gs, record the exct count on the lest dilute inoculum. If ll pltes hve counts >150, determine the estimted count y counting the numer of colonies in one or more representtive squres, determining verge numer per squre, nd then multiplying the verge numer y 20 (circulr growth re is c 20 cm 2 ). If the pltes re too crowded to estimte counts, report the count s too numerous to count. Ref.: J. AOAC Int. 85, 58 60(2002) Results For ech food type, smples were otined from different sources. Bckground counts were monitored. Coliform counts of foods were too low for use s nturlly contminted smples. Hence, smples were rtificilly inoculted. Eleven lortories prticipted in the study; ll completed nlyses of the 6 foods. The coliform counts for the test smples re presented in logrithmic form in Tles 2 13; duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B in the Tles. Interlortory study results (men log counts, s r, RSD r,s R, nd RSD R ) re presented in Tles Cheddr Cheese The Cochrn nd Grus tests to determine outliers were pplied to the dt. No outliers were detected. The men log coliform counts y the VRB gr method were not significntly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts red t 14 h nd those red t 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method for low nd medium levels of contmintion.

6 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 2. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for cheddr cheese y the Petrifilm RCC nd the VRBA methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < NR NR NR NR <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < Log coliform counts/g, 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported. Tle 3. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for cheddr cheese y the Petrifilm RCC nd the VRBA methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA L A B A B A B A B A B A B NR NR NR NR Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported.

7 62 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle 4. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for vnill ice crem y the Petrifilm RCC nd the VRBA methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. Tle 5. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for vnill ice crem y the Petrifilm RCC nd the VRBA methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA 14 h confirm 24 h confirm VRBA L A B A B A B A B A B A B <1.000 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B.

8 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 6. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for flour y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B < < <0.477 < < < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. Tle 7. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for flour y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B NR < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported.

9 64 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle 8. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 LA <1.000 LA <1.000 LA <0.477 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP 11 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. LA = lortory ccident; DP = lortory did not prticipte. Tle 9. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for prepred frozen mcroni nd cheese y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B > DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP >5.041 Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. DP = lortory did not prticipte.

10 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 10. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for hsh rown pottoes y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP 3 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 < < NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 NR NR <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 <0.477 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported. DP = lortory did not prticipte. Tle 11. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for hsh rown pottoes y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP 3 <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < NR NR NR NR <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < NR < <3.000 < NR NR <2.000 < NR NR <3.000 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 < <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <2.000 <2.000 <2.000 < <3.000 <3.000 <3.000 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported. DP = lortory did not prticipte.

11 66 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle 12. Coliform log counts t the control nd low inocultion levels for fresh refrigerted uncooked pst y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Control Low Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B 1 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP 3 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < NR NR <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <1.000 <0.477 < Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. NR = dt not reported. DP = lortory did not prticipte. Tle 13. Coliform log counts t the medium nd high inocultion levels for fresh refrigerted uncooked pst y the Petrifilm RCC nd the MPN methods Medium High Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method Petrifilm RCC plte method Stndrd method 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN 14 h confirm 24 h confirm MPN L A B A B A B A B A B A B DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP DP > Log coliform counts/g; 14 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 14 h; 24 h confirm = Petrifilm RCC plte confirmed counts red t 24 h. The duplicte test smples re denoted y A nd B. DP = lortory did not prticipte.

12 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 14. Interlortory study results of the Petrifilm RCC method t 14 h for detection of coliforms in foods Food type Level n Men s r RSD r, % s R RSD R, % Cheddr cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) c Low 11 (0) d Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) c Mcroni nd cheese Low 9 (0) d Medium 10 (0) d High 10 (0) d Hsh rown pottoes Low 11 NG e NG NG NG NG Medium 11 NG NG NG NG NG High 11 NG NG NG NG NG Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) c Medium 10 (0) c High 10 (0) Numer of lortories with complete dt; numer of outliers ppers in prentheses. Log coliform count/g. c Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.01). d Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.05). e NG = Colonies with yellow cid zones were present; however, no gssing colonies were detected. The repetility vrince of the Petrifilm RCC procedures ws not significntly different from tht for the VRB gr method for low, medium, nd high levels of inocultion. Vnill Ice Crem Low level of inocultion. The Cochrn nd Grus tests to determine outliers were pplied to the dt. Neither the Cochrn nor the single Grus test detected ny lortories with vlues tht did not fit well with the rest of the dt. However, the pir-vlue Grus test ws positive for the VRB gr method. The 2 vlues responsile for ctivting the test (from Lortories 2 nd 9) were removed nd the outlier tests were repeted. No dditionl outliers were found. The results re reported with the removl of the 2 errnt vlues in order to follow the AOAC hrmonized outlier removl procedure. The men log coliform counts y the VRB gr method were sttisticlly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method red t oth 14 nd 24 h. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures were not significntly different from the repetility vrince of the VRB gr method. Medium level of inocultion. Outliers were detected y the pir-vlue Grus test. These vlues (from Lortories 2 nd 6) were removed. The results re reported with the removl of the 2 vlues. The men log coliform counts y the VRB gr method were sttisticlly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method red t oth 14 nd 24 h. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures mesuring confirmed coliforms t 14 nd 24 h were not significntly different from the repetility vrince of the VRB gr method. High level of inocultion. No outliers were detected y the tests. The men log coliform counts y the VRB gr method were not significntly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts red t 14 h nd the men log confirmed coliform counts red t 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures mesuring confirmed coliforms t 14 nd 24 h were not significntly different from the repetility vrince of the VRB gr method. Whet Flour Uninoculted level of contmintion. No outliers were detected y the tests.

13 68 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle 15. Interlortory study results of the Petrifilm RCC method t 24 h for detection of coliforms in foods Food type Level n Men s r RSD r, % s R RSD R, % Cheddr cheese Low 11 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) c Low 11 (0) d Medium 9 (2) High 11 (0) c Mcroni nd cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) c High 10 (0) d Hsh rown pottoes Low 11 NG e NG NG NG NG Medium 11 NG NG NG NG NG High 11 NG NG NG NG NG Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) c Medium 10 (0) c High 10 (0) Numer of lortories with complete dt; numer of outliers ppers in prentheses. Log coliform count/g. c Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.01). d Significntly etter repetility (p < 0.05). e NG = Colonies with yellow cid zones were present; however, no gssing colonies were detected. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were significntly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts red t 14 h nd those red t 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method. The men log coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method were greter in vlue thn those otined y the MPN procedure. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures were significntly etter (p < 0.01) thn those for the MPN method for the uninoculted level. Low level of inocultion. No outliers were detected. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were significntly different from the men log confirmed coliform counts red t 14 h nd those red t 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method. The men log coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method were greter in vlue thn those otined y the MPN procedure. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedure using confirmed counts red t 14 h nd 24 h were significntly etter (p < 0.05) thn tht for the MPN method. Medium level of inocultion. Outliers were detected y the pir-vlue Grus test for the Petrifilm RCC method recording confirmed counts t 24 h. These vlues were removed, the outlier tests were rerun, nd no dditionl vlues were detected tht did not fit well with the rest of the dt in the set. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were significntly different from those red t 14 h nd 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method. The men log coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method were greter in vlue thn those otined y the MPN procedure. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures using confirmed counts red t 14 h nd 24 h were not significntly different from tht for the MPN method. High level of inocultion. No outliers were detected. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were significntly different from those red t 14 h nd 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method. The men log coliform counts y the Petrifilm RCC method were greter in vlue thn those otined y the MPN procedure. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedure using confirmed coliform counts red t 14 h nd 24 h were significntly etter (p < 0.01) thn tht for the MPN method. Prepred Frozen Mcroni nd Cheese At the low level of inocultion, outliers were detected using the pir-vlue Grus test for the MPN method. These vlues were removed nd the tests were rerun. Further outliers were detected for the MPN method. Becuse the overll frction of

14 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 16. Interlortory study results of the stndrd method for the detection of coliforms in foods Food type Level n Men s r RSD r, % s R RSD R, % Cheddr cheese Low 11 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Vnill ice crem Low 9 (2) Medium 9 (2) High 11 (0) Flour Uninoc. 11 (0) Low 10 (0) Medium 11 (0) High 11 (0) Mcroni nd cheese Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 9 (1) Hsh rown pottoes Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) Fresh refrigerted uncooked pst Low 10 (0) Medium 10 (0) High 10 (0) Numer of lortories with complete dt; numer of outliers ppers in prentheses. Log coliform count/g. lortories would exceed 2/9, precision estimtes were clculted using ll the dt t the low level of inocultion. An outlier for the MPN method ws lso detected using the single Grus test t the high level of inocultion. This vlue ws removed nd the precision estimtes were clculted. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were not significntly different from those red t 14 h nd 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method for ll levels of inocultion. The repetility vrinces of the Petrifilm RCC procedures were significntly etter or not significntly different from the repetility vrinces of the MPN method for ll levels of inocultion. Hsh Brown Pottoes At ll levels of inocultion, colonies with yellow cid zones were present using the Petrifilm RCC plte; however, ecuse no gssing colonies were detected, these procedures could not e compred with the stndrd method. Fresh Refrigerted Uncooked Pst No outliers were present t ny levels of inocultion. The men log coliform counts y the MPN procedure were not significntly different from those red t 14 h nd 24 h y the Petrifilm RCC method for ll levels of inocultion. The repetility vrince of the Petrifilm RCC procedures using the confirmed counts t 14 h nd 24 h ws significntly etter (p < 0.01) thn the repetility vrince of the MPN method t the low nd medium levels of inocultion. The repetility vrince of the Petrifilm RCC procedures using the confirmed counts t 14 h nd 24 h ws not significntly different from tht of the MPN method t the high level of inocultion. Discussion The superior repetility of the Petrifilm method is evident in the confirmed counts with pproximtely 46% cses eing etter thn tht of the stndrd method. The men log counts of the Petrifilm RCC methods were significntly higher thn those y the MPN procedure for flour. In the precollortive study, this difference ws lso detected. The Petrifilm methods pper to e more sensitive thn the MPN method. For some unknown reson, gs production ws suppressed in the Petrifilm method for hsh rown pottoes. However, in the precollortive study (Tles 17 nd 18; McIntyre, unpulished), this suppression ws not seen, nd no differences, on verge, were detected etween the Petrifilm RCC method nd the stndrd method. The repetility of the Petrifilm RCC method ws not significntly different from tht of the stndrd method.

15 70 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, 2002 Tle 17. Results from precollortive study of nlysis for coliforms y Petrifilm RCC plte method red t 14 nd 24 h, the VRBA method, nd the MPN method. All results re expressed in log CFU/g. Food type log RCC 14 h log RCC 24 h log VRBA log MPN Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes Frozen hsh rown pottoes In generl, there ws miniml response regrding the methods themselves from the collortors. Specificlly, the smples of whet flour t the 1:10 dilution were difficult to interpret for oth the Petrifilm RCC method nd the reference method. Recommendtion The repetility nd reproduciility precision estimtes of the Petrifilm RCC plte method t 14 nd 24 h were not significntly different from those for the reference methods (the VRB gr method for diry nd the MPN method for nondiry). Therefore, it is recommended tht the Petrifilm Rpid Coliform Count method e dopted Officil First Action for enumertion of presumptive coliforms t 14 h nd confirmed coliforms t 14 nd 24 h in food. Acknowledgments The prticiption of the following collortors is grtefully cknowledged: D. Btterson, Well s Diry, LeMrs, IA D. Brynt, P. Ihrke, nd L. McAteer, Northlnd Lortories, Northrook, IL S. Brudvig nd S. Fleming, Hstings Lortories, Hstings, MN M. Bulthus, S. Strnd, C. Wolowski, nd K. Ellis, DQCI, St. Pul, MN

16 KINNEBERG & LINDBERG: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 85, NO. 1, Tle 18. Quntittive comprison of Petrifilm Rpid Coliform Count plte t the 14 nd 24 h incution time period nd MPN methods for coliforms in hsh rown pottoes Incution time, h Method RCC = MPN RCC < MPN RCC > MPN D. Finkeniner nd D. Tey, Geo. A. Hormel & Co., Inc., Austin, MN J. King, K. Johnson, C. Hrper, nd N. Otten, Midwest Lortory, Omh, NE L. Mycock, Miller Lortories, Phoenix, AZ T. McCnn, K. Buckner, nd J. VinWinkle, Food Products Lortory, Inc., Portlnd, OR R. Roins, BSK Anlyticl Lortories, Fresno, CA L. Sunders nd A. Sss, rtech lortories, Minnepolis, MN R. Schop, R. Bo, E. Follni-Lieder, M. Lngridge, P. Boleszczuk, J. Bryce, nd J. DeJesus, Ministry of Helth, Environmentl Microiology, Etoicoke, Ontrio, Cnd References (1) U.S. Food nd Drug Administrtion (1995) Bcteriologicl Anlyticl Mnul, 8th Ed., AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Githersurg, MD, pp (2) Stndrd Methods for the Exmintion of Diry Products (1985) Americn Pulic Helth Assocition, Wshington, DC (3) U.S. Food nd Drug Administrtion (1995) Bcteriologicl Anlyticl Mnul, 8th Ed., AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Githersurg, MD, pp (4) Youden, W.J., & Steiner, E.H. (1975) Sttisticl Mnul of the AOAC, AOAC, Arlington, VA (5) Snedecor, G.W., & Cochrn, W.G. (1980) Sttisticl Methods, Iow Stte University Press, Ames, IA (6) Officil Methods of Anlysis (1995) 16th Ed., AOAC IN- TERNATIONAL, Githersurg, MD, sec

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