TABLE 2.
Samples analyzed by classical microbiology and metagenetic analyses.
| Cleaning method | Samples | n | |
| Conventional cleaning | Ingredients (pasta, bolognese sauce, béchamel sauce, and cheese) | 4 | |
| Surfaces | 8 | ||
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf+ 7 days | 39 | ||
| Enzymatic cleaning | Surfaces | 18 | |
| Reinforced enzymatic cleaning (OPC + CIP) | Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 12 | |
| Cleaning water during enzymatic cleaning | 7 | ||
| Routine enzymatic cleaning 3x/wk | Surfaces | 10 | |
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 12 | ||
| Routine enzymatic cleaning 2x/wk | Surfaces | 7 | |
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 12 | ||
| Routine enzymatic cleaning 1x/wk | Surfaces | 4 | |
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 9 | ||
| Conventional cleaning 2 | Surfaces | 9 | |
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 12 | ||
| Enzymatic cleaning | Reinforced enzymatic cleaning 2 (OPC) | Surfaces | 18 |
| Food products at D0, Dend of the shelf life, and Dend of the shelf + 7 days | 9 | ||
| Total | 189 |
OPC, open plant cleaning; CIP, cleaning in place; D0, food product analyzed at the beginning of the shelf life; Dend of the shelf life, food product analyzed at the end of the shelf life; Dend of the shelf + 7 days, food product analyzed seven days after the end of the shelf life.