410. Performance of Selected N95 and P100 Respirator Filters to Plant Aerosols at a Snack Food Production Facility

Introduction. In conditions of the high density of urban development, efficient use of municipal lands is of particular relevance. Food production facilities make up a significant sector of many cities’ economy, including centers of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, chemistry, petrochemistry, mining, etc., i.e., settlements where significant areas are limited in use by sanitary protection zones. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated March 3, 2018, No. However, such a justification is a scientific and methodological problem since there is no regulatory consolidation of the procedure. The purpose of the study was to develop and practically test methodological approaches to justification the admissibility (inadmissibility) of placing a food production facility in the sanitary protection zone of enterprises in other line of the industry. Material and methods. Design and technical documentation were studied on sources of data on air quality at the industrial site and indoors, and the quality of food products. Authors performed hygienic assessment of the safety and quality of air, raw materials, water, and manufactured food products for compliance with sanitary requirements and standards. When analyzing potential threats to contamination of food products, a mechanism was used to isolate critical points of the technological process. Results. An algorithm for the formation of the evidence base of the absence (presence) of the negative impact on food quality, the fact of the location of the production facility in the sanitary protection zone of a large industrial enterprise on the quality of food products is proposed. On the example of the production of juices from natural concentrated products, each step of the algorithm has been worked out: analysis of the technological process of production; hazard identification, instrumental measurements of the quality of environmental objects and raw materials and products. Conclusion. The proposed algorithm allows creating a reliable evidence base for deciding on the admissibility (inadmissibility) of the location of the food production facility in the sanitary protection zone of the enterprise with a different type of activity, tested in real conditions of a large industrial unit. The algorithm can be used as a base for the widespread use and further improvement.

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Frying of Foods and Snack Food Production

Bailey's Industrial Oil and Fat Products ◽

10.1002/047167849x.bio030.pub2 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-50

Author(s):

Monoj K. Gupta

Keyword(s):

Food Production ◽

Snack Food

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Validation of a Simple Spectrophotometric Method for the Measurement of Quaternary Ammonium Compound Residue Concentrations in Food Production Facility

Food Analytical Methods ◽

10.1007/s12161-012-9537-9 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1265-1270 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Zeinab E. Mousavi ◽

Francis Butler ◽

Martin Danaher

Keyword(s):

Spectrophotometric Method ◽

Quaternary Ammonium ◽

Food Production ◽

Quaternary Ammonium Compound ◽

Ammonium Compound ◽

Production Facility

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Method Extension Study to Validate Applicability of AOAC Official Method 997.03 Visual Immunoprecipitate Assay (VIP®) for Listeria monocytogenes and Related Listeria spp. from Environmental Surfaces: Collaborative Study

Journal of AOAC International ◽

10.1093/jaoac/85.2.470 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 85 (2) ◽

pp. 470-478 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Philip T Feldsine ◽

Andrew H Lienau ◽

Stephanie C Leung ◽

Linda A Mui ◽

G Aguilar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Listeria Monocytogenes ◽

Food Production ◽

Collaborative Study ◽

Culture Method ◽

The United States ◽

Official Method ◽

Production Facility ◽

Private Industry ◽

Listeria Species ◽

Environmental Surfaces

Abstract Test portions from 3 environmental surface types, representative of typical surfaces found in a food production facility, were analyzed by the Visual Immunoprecipitate assay (VIP®) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) culture method for Listeria monocytogenes and related Listeria species. In all cases, naturally contaminated environmental test samples were collected from an actual food production facility by sponge or swab. Test samples from concrete surfaces were collected by both swab and sponge; sponge test samples were collected from rubber surfaces, and swabs were used to sample steel surfaces. Test portions from each surface type were simultaneously analyzed by both methods. A total of 27 laboratories, representing government agencies as well as private industry in both the United States and Canada, participated in the study. During this study, a total of 615 test portions and controls was analyzed and confirmed, of which 227 were positive and 378 were negative by both methods. Nine test portions were positive by culture, but negative by the VIP. Five test portions were negative by culture, but positive by the VIP. Four test portions were negative by VIP and by culture, but confirmed positive when VIP enrichment broths were subcultured to selective agars. The data reported here indicate that the VIP method and the USDA/FSIS culture method are statistically equivalent for detection of L. monocytogenes and related Listeria species from environmental surfaces taken by sponges or swabs.

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