Detection of Salmonella in Probiotic Cultures - Shannon, et al
Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide some health benefit and are becoming increasingly popular with consumers. Exposing probiotics to a “kill step” is counterproductive to the goal of assuming consumption of high levels of live cultures. Hence protecting consumers from Salmonella depends on an effective food safety program supported by robust Salmonella detection methods. Our objective is to explore recovery of Salmonella from a background of probiotic cultures and demonstrate and validate as effective, sensitive method for detecting Salmonella in probiotic cultures to protect public health.