Accepted Manuscript Validation of test portion pooling for Salmonella spp. detection in foods David Tomás Fornés, Wendy McMahon, Julie Moulin, Adrianne Klijn PII: S0168-1605(17)30014-4 DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.01.005 Reference: FOOD 7496 To appear in: International Journal of Food Microbiology Received date: 26 August 2016 Revised date: 9 December 2016 Accepted date: 14 January 2017 Please cite this article as: David Tomás Fornés, Wendy McMahon, Julie Moulin, Adrianne Klijn , Validation of test portion pooling for Salmonella spp. detection in foods. The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Food(2017), doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.01.005 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.