The subsequent production batches positive for the
presence of B. cereus, were destined to a durability study. The few
published data existing on B. cereus contamination in ricotta salata
produced in Sardinia reported a prevalence of ca. 15 % and a
contamination level ranging from 1 to 3 log10 cfu g1 (Cosentino
et al., 1997; De Santis et al., 2008; Fadda et al., 2012).