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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.15.02.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="02" heading="Bacteriological Standards.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The person-in-charge:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall ensure that crab meat is processed to meet the bacteriological standards set forth in this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not distribute crab meat that does not meet these standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To establish whether compliance is met with the bacteriological standards for crab meat set forth in §§C and D of this regulation, a person shall utilize the isolation, identification, and enumeration methods that are approved by the Secretary based on the ability of the methods to provide accurate and repeatable results.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The bacteriological standards for crab meat that is not pasteurized are the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Generic Escherichia coli may not exceed a Most Probable Number of 3.6 per gram of fresh crabmeat;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Listeria monocytogenes and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli may not be present in fresh crab meat; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Standard Plate Count may not exceed 100,000 colony-forming units per gram of crab meat.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The bacteriological standards for pasteurized crab meat are the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Escherichia coli may not be present in pasteurized crab meat;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Listeria monocytogenes may not be present in pasteurized crab meat; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Standard Plate Count may not exceed 25,000 colony-forming units per gram of crab meat.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>