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. 2016 Mar 7;82(6):1675–1685. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03630-15

TABLE 4.

Laboratory tests for the presence of nonproteolytic C. botulinum spores in food materials

Category Weight (g) No. of samples
Total Positive Negative
Meat 200 50 0 50
Fish 200 54 0 54
Shellfish 200 70 0 70
Cereals 100 60 0 60
Plant 200 60 0 60
Dairy liquid 100 46 0 46
Dairy nonliquid 100 37 0 37
Mushroom and fungia 200 57 0 57
Mushroom and fungib 50 3 2 1
Herbs and spices 50 36 0 36
a

Fresh mushrooms.

b

Dried porcini mushrooms.