Powell S C, Attwell R W
Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Epidemiol Infect. 1995 Feb;114(1):143-51. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800051992.
The relationship between visual inspection ratings given to ten food retail premises and the microbiological quality of food samples was examined. Viable counts of bacteria and of Staphylococcus aureus were determined for cooked meat samples from each of the premises. There was no correlation between potential risk of foodborne infection, as assessed by total inspection rating, and bacteriological counts in food (P < 0.05). Neither was there a consistent relationship between scores given to any component of the total rating and the bacteriological quality of food. The effectiveness of the current UK inspection scheme in assessing risk of foodborne infection is questioned. Inclusion of appropriately weighted criteria such as food temperature abuse is suggested to improve the scheme.
研究了对十家食品零售场所的目视检查评分与食品样本微生物质量之间的关系。测定了每家场所熟肉样本中的细菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的活菌数。通过总体检查评分评估的食源性感染潜在风险与食品中的细菌计数之间没有相关性(P<0.05)。总评分中任何组成部分的得分与食品的细菌质量之间也没有一致的关系。当前英国检查计划在评估食源性感染风险方面的有效性受到质疑。建议纳入诸如食品温度滥用等适当加权的标准以改进该计划。