Seven year survey of process hygiene in meat establishments with 48,246 samples
130 meat plants and 220 meat retail facilities with certified HACCP surveyed
Aerobic colony count reduction of at least 1.0 log10 CFU/cm2 for food contact surfaces
Aerobic colony count reduction of at least 2.0 log10 CFU/cm2 for meat cooling facilities
Steady decline of positive Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus samples.