Interlaboratory evaluation of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 as a Salmonella surrogate for validating thermal treatment of multiple low-moisture foods

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Nurul Hawa, M. Hildebrandt, Ian, R. Pickens, Shannon, Vasquez, Sabrina, Yuqiao, Jin, Shuxiang, Liu
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101958/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X22110264?via%3Dihub

This multi-institutional study assessed the efficacy of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 as a nonpathogenic Salmonella surrogate for thermal processing of nonfat dry milk powder, peanut butter, almond meal, wheat flour, ground black pepper, and date paste. Each product was analyzed by two laboratori...