Assessment of cleaning and disinfection in the food industry with the rapid ATP-bioluminescence technique combined with the tissue fluid contamination test and a conventional microbiological method

Poulis, J. A.; Pijper, Marijke de; Mossel, D. À. A.; Dekkers, P.Ph.A.

doi:10.1016/0168-1605(93)90098-2

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“…Equally important is the ability to act on the information provided by such tests in a timely manner and in such a way as to safeguard food processing (Poulis et al, 1993). To take a specific example, a high ATP reading at a specific location would indicate a failure in cleaning which would require an intervention i.e.…”

Section: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)mentioning

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The uses and abuses of rapid bioluminescence-based ATP assays

Shama

Malik

2013

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

144

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Bioluminescence-based ATP testing of solid surfaces has become well established in the food processing industry as part of general hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) measures. The rise in healthcare associated infections (HAIs) at the turn of the century focussed attention on the environment as a potential reservoir of the agents responsible for such infections. In response to the need for objective methods of assessing the efficiency of cleaning in healthcare establishments and for rapid methods for detecting the presence of the pathogens responsible for HAIs, it was proposed that ATP testing of environmental surfaces be introduced. We examine the basis behind the assumptions inherent in these proposals. Intracellular ATP levels are shown to vary between microbial taxa and according to environmental conditions. Good correlations between microbial numbers and ATP levels have been obtained under certain specific conditions, but never within healthcare settings. Notwithstanding, ATP testing may still have a role in providing reassurance that cleaning regimes are being carried out satisfactorily. However, ATP results should not be interpreted as surrogate indicators for the presence of microbial pathogens.

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Section: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)mentioning

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The uses and abuses of rapid bioluminescence-based ATP assays

Shama

Malik

2013

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

144

121

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“…The biochemical ATP method provides information on the biological contamination on surface. The ATP method has been used to determine the cleanability of surfaces from organic soils in the food industry and in public and hospital buildings (Poulis et al 1993, Larson et al 2003, Aycicek et al 2006, Redsven et al 2007.…”

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Properties and cleanability of new and traditional agricultural surface materials

Määttä¹,

Kymäläinen²,

Hellstedt³

2008

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate new and traditional surface materials for use in cattle barns. The evaluated concrete materials had different compositions and included different additives and coatings. Contact angle meter, optical profilometry and scanning electron microscopy SEM were used for characterization of surface properties. Radiochemical methods and a biochemical adenosine triphosphate ATP method were used to determine cleanability. A specific methodological aim was to examine the correlations between these determination methods. A statistically significant difference was observed between contact angles of non-coated concretes, coated concretes and joint materials. In general, coatings smoothened surfaces and the joint materials were the roughest surfaces, as illustrated by profilometry and SEM. On the basis of the radiochemical determination methods, coatings improved the cleanability of concrete. An epoxy joint material was cleaned efficiently from the oil model soil and from the labelled feed soil when compared to the two cement-based joint materials. According to the results of the biochemical ATP method the manure test soil was cleaned better from a concrete including inorganic sealant than from the other materials examined. The cleanability results of oil model soil used in the radiochemical method correlated with the results of the test feed soil used in the biochemical ATP method. Both determination methods of cleanability appeared to be suitable for examining the cleanability of surfaces soiled with agricultural soils. Only the radiochemical determination gives detailed quantitative results, but it can be used only in laboratory studies. The results of this laboratory study will be used for selecting materials for a pilot study in a cattle barn.

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“…Poulis et al (1993) performed tests in food processing plants and found poor relationship between ATPbioluminescence and the contact method. However, either method in its own right is useful to check the cleanliness in food processing plants.…”

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Efficiency of Sanitary Treatment in Poultry Breeding and Poultry Meat Processing Plant

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The aim of this study was to observe the effectiveness of disinfection on a broiler farm and in a plant processing the poultry from this farm. The broiler farm was disinfected with a preparation based on peracetic acid while a preparation based on quarternary ammonium salt was used in the processing plant. We evaluated swabs taken from surfaces, which come into contact with broilers and broiler meat. Results of the swabs taken by standard microbiological swabbing method were evaluated with results of the swabs taken by the ATP-bioluminescence method. The microbiological examination included total counts of microorganisms, coliform count and moulds. When using the standard plate counts method on the broiler farm we found that the plate counts in 0% of swabs were < 1, in 12% of swabs ranged between 1 -100 CFU while in 88% of swabs reached > 100 CFU. In the processing plant, out of 22% of swabs < 1 CFU were recovered, in 36% of swabs plate counts ranged between 1 -100 CFU and in 42% of swabs plate counts reached > 100. The bioluminescence method was applied only in the processing plant where < 100, 100 -300 and > 300 RLU were measured in 80, 10 and 10% of swabs, resp. Our observations and results allowed us to conclude that the disinfectants tested appeared suitable for the respective premises and the ATP bioluminescence method could be use as a as a suitable complement for detection of cleanliness of individual surfaces. Sanitization, disinfection, poultry, processing plant, standard plate countsThe present requirements on the production of high-quality and safe food are a subject of concern of professionals and wide consumer public in advanced countries with terminal impact on economics of agricultural production, particularly the primary production. According to the valid standards in the Slovak Republic, and in the interest of protection of consumer's health and WHO and FAO recommendations, food producers are bound to make steps which eventually prevent the risk associated with consumption of their products (Hofmann 2000;Burdová et al. 2001). As a result, all production stages must comply with the rules of correct operation practice and the HACCP system must be introduced gradually as an extension of correct operation practice. Sanitation processes are an inevitable part of food production as they influence hygiene and outcome of the entire production system (Bremner and Johnston 1996).Poultry industry is one of the most hygiene-conscious sectors of livestock breeding. The cleaning and disinfection in large plants is ensured by specialized sanitation teams.Monitoring of hygiene under operating conditions is ensured by traditional microbiological swabs and lately also by the ATP-detecting bioluminescence method capable of providing information about contamination of surfaces in less than 10 minutes (Green et al. 1999).

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Assessment of cleaning and disinfection in the food industry with the rapid ATP-bioluminescence technique combined with the tissue fluid contamination test and a conventional microbiological method

Cited by 69 publications

References 10 publications

The uses and abuses of rapid bioluminescence-based ATP assays

The uses and abuses of rapid bioluminescence-based ATP assays

Properties and cleanability of new and traditional agricultural surface materials

Efficiency of Sanitary Treatment in Poultry Breeding and Poultry Meat Processing Plant

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