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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2008, p. 1240-1242, Vol. 74, No. 4
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.02258-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Microbiological Quality of Bagged Cut Spinach and Lettuce Mixes{triangledown}

Iris Valentin-Bon, Andrew Jacobson, Steven R. Monday, and Peter C. H. Feng*

Division of Microbiology, United States Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland 20740

Received 4 October 2007/ Accepted 13 December 2007

Analysis of 100 bagged lettuce and spinach samples showed mean total bacterial counts of 7.0 log10 CFU/g and a broad range of <4 to 8.3 log10 CFU/g. Most probable numbers (MPN) of ≥11,000 /g coliforms were found in 55 samples, and generic Escherichia coli bacteria were detected in 16 samples, but no E. coli count exceeded 10 MPN/g.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: HFS-711, FDA, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD 20740. Phone: (301) 436-1650. Fax: (301) 436-2644. E-mail: peter.feng{at}fda.hhs.gov

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 21 December 2007.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2008, p. 1240-1242, Vol. 74, No. 4
0099-2240/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.02258-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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