Assurance GDS for Salmonella. Performance Tested Method 050602
Feldsine, P.
Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists 92(6): 1851-1856
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5756 PMID: 20166606 Document Number: 629694
A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of detecting low contamination levels of Salmonella in peanut butter using Assurance GDS for Salmonella (GDS). This study was conducted under the AOAC Research Institute Emergency Response Validation program. A set of samples was each analyzed by the GDS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Bacteriological Analytical Manual reference method. Among the 45 total samples and controls, 26 samples were positive by the GDS and 24 were positive by the reference method. Statistical analyses of these unpaired samples indicated that, for all levels analyzed, the differences between the GDS and reference method results were not statistically different at the 5% level.