Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6392173 | Food Control | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella spp. often contaminate fresh beef. In Japan, an E coli outbreak caused by raw beef made 181 people ill and 5 individuals dead in 2011. Responding to this outbreak, an effective sterilization method for fresh beef is expected to be developed. In this study, ε-polylysine combined with CO2-packaging method was examined for controlling these pathogens in fresh beef. At an incubation temperature of 4 °C, approximately 4.3 log and 2.4 log reduction in bacterial numbers were observed after 7-day incubation for E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, respectively, in ε-polylysine-added beef. When effectiveness of CO2-packaging combined with ε-polylysine was investigated, CO2 did not have additional inhibiting effect on bacterial growth compared to only-ε-polylysine-treated samples when incubated at 4 °C. However, effectiveness of CO2 was observed when incubated at 10 °C where approximately 2.9 log and 4.4 log reduction in E. coli cell numbers were observed in only-ε-polylysine-treated samples and polylysine- and CO2-treated group, respectively, and approximately 1.7 log and 3.5 log reduction in Salmonella cell numbers were observed in only-ε-polylysine-treated samples and polylysine and CO2-treated group, respectively. This study confirmed that ε-polylysine or ε-polylysine combined with CO2 packaging are effective in preventing foodborne diseases caused by raw beef.
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Authors
Satoko Miya, Hajime Takahashi, Miho Hashimoto, Moemi Nakazawa, Takashi Kuda, Hiroaki Koiso, Bon Kimura,