[Sanitary microbiological standards for Bac. thuringiensis, a producer of bacterial insecticides, in plant products]. 1980

K N Daburov, and Iu P Pivovarov, and L P Sazonova

Survival of Bac. thuringiensis, producers of bacterial insecticides in plant products, was studied in the process of culinary and technological treatment (thermal treatment, preservation, etc.), depending on the extent of dissemination of plant raw material, type of the plant product and pattern of culinary treatment. A study was also made of the viability of the above species in finished products and dishes exposed to varying storage temperatures. According to the data obtained, the use of plant raw material with Bac. thuringiensis at a rate of not over 10(3)/g for vegetables (cabbage, potato, and tomatoe) and not over 10(5)/g for fruit and berries (apples, currants, gooseberry, grape) guarantees their epidermiological safety. At this dissemination level, the finished vegetable products did not show Bac. thuringiensis spores after culinary treatment, while in the processed fruit and berries the remaining small quantities of the spores (about tens or hundreds per 1 ml) did not reproduce. Moreover, their quantity rapidly decreased because of atrophy. However, to have a final judgment about the safety of the spores supplied to the body together with food in the quantities mentioned requires an additional study into potential side effects they can elicit.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010573 Pesticide Residues Pesticides or their breakdown products remaining in the environment following their normal use or accidental contamination. Pesticide Residue,Residue, Pesticide,Residues, Pesticide
D010945 Plants, Edible An organism of the vegetable kingdom suitable by nature for use as a food, especially by human beings. Not all parts of any given plant are edible but all parts of edible plants have been known to figure as raw or cooked food: leaves, roots, tubers, stems, seeds, buds, fruits, and flowers. The most commonly edible parts of plants are FRUIT, usually sweet, fleshy, and succulent. Most edible plants are commonly cultivated for their nutritional value and are referred to as VEGETABLES. Food Plants,Edible Plant,Edible Plants,Food Plant,Plant, Edible,Plant, Food,Plants, Food
D005511 Food Handling Any aspect of the operations in the preparation, processing, transport, storage, packaging, wrapping, exposure for sale, service, or delivery of food. Food Processing,Handling, Food,Processing, Food
D005516 Food Microbiology The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food and food products. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms: the presence of various non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi in cheeses and wines, for example, is included in this concept. Microbiology, Food
D001413 Bacillus thuringiensis A species of gram-positive bacteria which may be pathogenic for certain insects. It is used for the biological control of the Gypsy moth. Bacilan,Dipel,Thuricide
D013171 Spores, Bacterial Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium. Bacterial Spores,Bacterial Spore,Spore, Bacterial

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