A Computerized Food Microbiologic Data Collection Program and Its Potential in Formulating Data for Microbiologic Standards.

摘要

The Department of Defense (DOD) operates 11 official food testing laboratories in support of military public health and food procurement program. A large volume of food microbiological data is generated annually; these data have great potential in developing food microbiological guidelines and in identifying problem areas. Until recently, a centralized data collection program was not available. A computerized data collection program was designed and implemented at the United States Army Medical Research and Nutrition Laboratory, Denver, Colorado. The 11 DOD laboratories contributed food microbiological data, and a computer program was designed to efficiently utilize this information. Results of analyzing the 1972 file are presented in the form of graphs and tables. (Author)