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. 1969 Apr;17(4):542–544. doi: 10.1128/am.17.4.542-544.1969

Incidence Study of Spores of Clostridium botulinum in Convenience Foods

N F Insalata a, S J Witzeman a,1, G J Fredericks a,2, F C A Sunga a
PMCID: PMC377739  PMID: 4890746

Abstract

The objective of this study was to gather data on the incidence of Clostridium botulinum spores in selected consumer-convenience food products. The incidence of spores of C. botulinum in 100 samples of each of four categories of commercially available convenience foods was determined. These categories included (i) “boil-in-the-bag” foods, (ii) vacuum-packed foods, (iii) pressurized foods, and (iv) dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. Of the 400 samples analyzed, one was found to contain the spores of C. botulinum. This occurred in vacuum-packed frank-furters and was identified as type B.

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