vs. 0.75 vs. 0.75 Testing Bulk Milk and Cheese Lots
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Table : Impact of parameters of testing cheese lots on the risk per serving, relative to the risk per serving of baseline testing or pasteurized-milk cheese for Elderly population in Canada and the U.S.
Alternative vs. Baseline Cheese lots testing
Baseline: Baseline Test
Canada U.S.
Baseline: Pasteurized-
milk cheese, no testing
Canada U.S.
Baseline
dMedian 1 ref 1 ref
dMedian 0.16
0.24
Baseline dMean
1 ref 1 ref dMean
0.08 0.13
125 g vs. 25 g dMedian
0.0005 0.0026 dMedian
0.0001 0.0006
125 g vs. 25 g dMean
0.0038 0.0047 dMean
0.0003 0.0006
1 Cheese vs. 5 Cheeses
dMedian 0.58
0.69 dMedian
0.09 0.17
1 Cheese vs. 5 Cheeses
dMean 0.77
0.72 dMean
0.06 0.10
Single L. monocytogenes detection probability: 0.50 vs. 0.75
dMedian 1.28
1.38 dMedian
0.21 0.33
Single L. monocytogenes detection probability: 0.50 vs. 0.75
dMean 1.51
1.37 dMean
0.12 0.18
Single L. monocytogenes detection probability: 0.90 vs. 0.75
dMedian 0.82
0.98 dMedian
0.13 0.24
Single L. monocytogenes detection probability: 0.90 vs. 0.75
dMean 0.86
0.96 dMean
0.07 0.13
In-plant env. L. monocytogenes contaminates: .5 vs. 2.5
dMedian 0.94
1.18 dMedian
0.15 0.28
In-plant env. L. monocytogenes contaminates: .5 vs. 2.5
dMean 1.11
1.08 dMean
0.09 0.14
In-plant env. L. monocytogenes contaminates: 1 vs. 2.5
dMedian 0.82
1.15 dMedian
0.13 0.28
In-plant env. L. monocytogenes contaminates: 1 vs. 2.5
dMean 1.10
1.22 dMean
0.09 0.16
95 cheese lots tested vs. 100 cheese lots tested
dMedian 59
79.49 dMedian
9.68 19.2
95 cheese lots tested vs. 100 cheese lots tested
dMean 24
23.83 dMean
1.94 3.20
90 cheese lots tested vs. 100 cheese lots tested
dMedian 160
218 dMedian
26.1 52.7
90 cheese lots tested vs. 100 cheese lots tested
dMean 44.4
46.9 dMean
3.57 6.31
ref: reference case.
As well, Table 66 adds some precision to common-sense qualitative statements about testing protocols and the effect of testing on risk per serving at random. Particularly, testing i larger
analytical samples 125 ml vs. 25 ml bulk milk; 125 g vs. 25 g cheese; ii with tests with higher sensitivity single L. monocytogenes detection probability 0.5, 0.75 0.9 for bulk milk or cheese
lots; iii higher percentages of bulk milk or cheese lots 100 vs. 90 or 95; or, iv sample made from more than 1 cheese 1 cheese vs. 5 cheeses leads to smaller median and smaller
mean risk per serving at random. As well, testing more effectively detects contaminated cheese lots that have higher within-lot contamination prevalence than contaminated cheese lots that have
lower within-lot contamination prevalence.
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-14 -12
-10 -8
-6 -4
-2
Pasteurized milk, Baseline
Raw milk, Baseline
Tested raw milk, Baseline
Alternatives: tested raw milk:
125 ml vs 25ml
Sensitivity test: 0.5
vs. 0.75 Sensitivity test: