Cornell University
Library
Cornell UniversityLibrary

eCommons

Help
Log In(current)
  1. Home
  2. College of Engineering
  3. Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Projects
  4. Quantifying Escherichia coli Cross-Contamination Rates among Broccoli, Conveyer Belt and Glove

Quantifying Escherichia coli Cross-Contamination Rates among Broccoli, Conveyer Belt and Glove

File(s)
final paper.docx (624.46 KB)
Main article
Permanent Link(s)
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/57072
Collections
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Projects
Author
Datta, Ashim
Wu, Yuezhi
Springer, Lindsay
Abstract

Our study quantifies the amount of E. coli transfer among broccoli, conveyer belt and glove material. The paper also examines contacting surface area between conveyer belt and broccoli when broccoli is naturally laying on flat polyester conveyer belt. We used GPF labeled E. coli (ATCC 25922) to make our inoculum in substitute of pathogenic E. coli. All inoculum used was at around CFU/ml. The mean E. coli transfer rate between broccoli and conveyer belt are 0.01% (E. coli transferred from broccoli to conveyer belt) and 0.2% (E. coli transferred from conveyer belt to broccoli). The mean E. coli transfer rate between broccoli and glove are 0.01% (E. coli transferred from both broccoli stem and crown to glove), 3% (E. coli transferred from glove to broccoli stem) and 10% (E. coli transferred from glove to broccoli crown). The mean contacting area of broccoli with conveyer belt is 3 per 25g broccoli on 100 conveyer belt. This is the first study of E. coli transfer rate between broccoli and various surfaces that broccoli would likely to encounter in a small farm harvesting setting. The results provide step stones for constructing quantitative food risk analysis model for broccoli harvest.

Date Issued
2018-05-10
Keywords
broccoli harvest risk, E. coli transfer rate, glove, conveyer belt, broccoli contacting surface area with conveyer belt, quantitative food risk analysis
Rights
CC0 1.0 Universal
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis

Site Statistics | Help

About eCommons | Policies | Terms of use | Contact Us

copyright © 2002-2026 Cornell University Library | Privacy | Web Accessibility Assistance