Rule 40-7-4-.19 - Microbiological and Contamination Standards(1) Cooked crab or crab meat shall not exceed Escherichia coli Most Probable Number (MPN) of 36 per 100 grams of sample or exceed a standard plate count of 100,000 per gram.(2) Pasteurized crab meat shall contain no Escherichia coli or fecal coliform. Samples of pasteurized crab meat taken within 24 hours of pasteurizing, shall not have a standard plate count of more than 3,000 per gram.(3) Cooked crab or crab meat shall not contain pathogenic organisms in sufficient numbers to be hazardous to the public health.(4) Cooked crab or crab meat shall not be contaminated by any other substance which renders it unsafe for human consumption.(5) Cooked crab or crab meat found not complying with the standards as stated in Paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this Rule may be deemed adulterated by the Division.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-7-4-.19
Ga. L. 1956, p. 195 as amended; O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-2-1et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Microbiological and Contamination Standards" adopted. F. Apr. 30, 1996; eff. May 20, 1996.