11.3 Microbiological testing for slices

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Ham & Cooked Pork / Microbiological standards

Product shall be tested weekly to demonstrate compliance with the following start of life microbiological targets:

Test	Target	Not acceptable
ACC @ 30°C	<5 x 10³	>1 x 10⁵
Enterobacteriaceae @(37°C) 24 hrs	<10²	>1 x 10³
Staph Aureus (coag.+ve)@ 37°C 48 hours	<20	> 10²
Salmonella (in 25gsample)	Absent	Present
Listeria spp and L.monocytogenes	Absent in 25g sample	>100 cfu/g at any time during shelf life

Note: Where a positive test for Listeria spp. test is obtained, a test for the presence and enumeration of Listeria Monocytogenes shall be undertaken to demonstrate that the count at end of life is <100cfu/g