Cloth Sampling: The Basics, Verification, & Microbial Testing

Original Air Date: Thursday, November 10th | 11 AM CST

In this webinar FREMONTA & Eurofins discuss cloth sampling method validation for microbial testing on beef trim.

The webinar will discuss the following topics:

Historical Sampling and a Need for Change.
Introduction to Sampling Devices.
Validation of Cloth Sampling Methods at USMARC
Study Data Review and Sampling Conclusions
Validation of MicroTallyTM Swabs at a third-party laboratory (Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories, Inc.)

Presenters:

Garth Hoffmann

President at FREMONTA Corp.

Andy Buschow

Vice President of
Eurofins Microbiology
Laboratories, Inc.

Thomas Butzke

Business Development Director of Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories, Inc.

Research provided by our other presenters:

Tommy L. Wheeler, Ph.D., Research Leader, Meat Safety & Quality Research Unit, USDA, US Meat Animal Research Center

Terrance M. Arthur, Ph.D., Microbiologist, USDA, US Meat Animal Research Center