date:Jun 14, 2016
w general background for pathogens. However, a strong argument can be made for increasing the preharvest testing in lieu of testing later in the process to reduce the potential maximum average infection level entering the processing facility. The sensitivity of a testing program is tied to the number of grams tested that are used to make each decision. Therefore, lots of tests do not necessarily provide a good program. Multiple tests to make a decision will provide more assurance that an excepti