Effect comparison of paper method and national standard method on food mould inspection.

Objective To compare the paper method and national standard method for food mould inspection. Methods Took 416 samples of pastries, drinks and others from the center quality management division in Wangjiang County Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Anhui province. inlcuding 317 pastries and 99 drinks, all of which were sent to conduct mould inspection by paper method and national standard methods. It should be compared their results. Results Among them, the qualification rate of pastries and drinks by the national standard method was 75.5%and 63.% respectively while those by paper method 78.9%, 65.7%, which showed the two methods had no statistcal significane in difference (x2=0.899, 0.088, P>0.05). Conclusion The two method is avaliable for mould inspection while the paper method is quicker, simpler, more effective and more practical, who may replace the national standard method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]