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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2019
Fremonta Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Terrance Arthur, Hastings, NE (US);
Tommy Wheeler, Clay Center, NE (US);
Eric Child Wilhelmsen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Florence Q. Wu, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yongqing Huang, Newark, CA (US);
Wei Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Fremonta Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for microbial sampling of foods. For example, a method may include providing at least one aggregating sampler at one or more sampling locations, and sampling a production lot of produce or other food items such as meat using the at least one aggregating sampler to create one or more samples that makes up a microbial sampling. Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for microbial sampling of foods. For example, an apparatus, such as a microbial aggregating sampler, may include a covering having a microbial sampling material with a pocket formed in the covering to receive an appendage or a tool for handling of the covering.