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Table 5: Aerobic Plate Count and Background Results (Prior to Inoculation) Matrix (Test Portion) APC 1 (CFU/g) Salmonella Pathogen Screen Raw Ground Beef (73% Lean) 5.1 x 10 5 0/5 Detected 2 Raw Ground Chicken 1.6 x 10 3 0/5 Detected 2 Chicken Carcass: Lot 1 3.7 x 10 3 3/5 Detected 2 Chicken Carcass: Lot 2 2.4 x 10 3 2/5 Detected 2 Instant Non-fat Dry Milk 2.4 x 10 2 0/5 Detected 3 Black Pepper * 1.2 x 10 5 0/5 Detected 3 Cocoa Powder 1.8 x 10 3 0/5 Detected 3 Pasteurized Liquid Whole Eggs 1.0 x 10 1 0/5 Detected 2 Raw whole Shrimp * 3.1 x 10 4 0/5 Detected 3 Raw Bagged Spinach * 7.8 x 10 6 0/5 Detected 3 Spent Sprout Irrigation Water * 8.4 x 10 4 0/5 Detected 3 Cooked Breaded Chicken 2.0 x 10 2 0/5 Detected 2 Creamy Peanut Butter 1.5 x 10 2 0/5 Detected 3 Dry Dog Food 3.6 x 10 3 0/5 Detected 3 Pasteurized Processed American Cheese 2.0 x 10 3 0/5 Detected 3 *High microbial load (>10 4 ) present while conducting Aerobic Plate Count (APC) 1 APC conducted in accordance with 3M™ Petrifilm AC: OMA 990.12 2 Salmonella species screen conducted following the USDA/FSIS MLG 4.08 guidelines 3 Salmonella species screen conducted following the FDA/BAM Chapter 5 guidelines

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