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name         Christine W.
status       student
age          20s

Question -   My daughter is doing a science project on bacteria found
on cooked fast-food hamburgers.  We purchased Easygel Pretreated Petri
Dishes and Nutrient kits from the teacher supply store and are planning
to do cultures.  We are not doing a specific test or singling out any
particular bacteria.  My question is this:  Where should we look to find
useful information on the types of bacteria that are found in meat, and
what the safe amount would be?
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There will be bacteria on them and measuring how many is too difficult.
Certain bacteria such as coliforms should not be present. 

PF
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Go to the FDA website (probably FDA.gov) or the CDC website (cdc.gov) or search under "hamburgers 
and foodborne illness" at google.com.  You will find plenty of information.
 
vanhoeck
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