Affiliation:
1. Food Safety Research Laboratory (FSRL), Department of Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
Abstract
A five-strain Listeria monocytogenes culture was inoculated onto six different types of ready-to-eat (RTE) meats (frankfurters, ham, roast beef, bologna, smoked turkey with lactate, and smoked turkey without lactate). The meats were vacuum packed and stored at 4°C for 24 h prior to irradiation. Populations of L. monocytogenes were recovered by surface plating on nonselective and selective media. The margins of safety studied include 3-log (3D) and 5-log (5D) reduction of pathogenic bacteria to achieve an optimal level of reduction while retaining organoleptic qualities of the meats. A 3-log reduction of L. monocytogenes was obtained at 1.5 kGy when nonselective plating medium was used. The dosages for 3-log reduction were 1.5 kGy for bologna, roast beef, and both types of turkey and 2.0 kGy for frankfurters and ham on the basis of use of selective medium. The D10-values ranged from 0.42 to 0.44 kGy. A 5-log reduction of L. monocytogenes was obtained at 2.5 kGy with nonselective medium. With selective medium, the dosages were 2.5 kGy for bologna, roast beef, and both types of turkey and 3.0 kGy for frankfurters and ham. Survival of L. monocytogenes in the same RTE meat types after irradiation was also studied. Meats were inoculated with 5 log L. monocytogenes per g and irradiated at doses of 2.0 and 4.0 kGy. Recovery of the surviving organisms was observed during storage at temperatures of 4 and 10°C for 12 weeks. Preliminary results showed no growth in meats irradiated at 4.0 kGy. Survivors were observed for irradiated meats at 2.0 kGy stored at 10°C after the second week. No growth was observed in samples irradiated at 2.0 kGy stored at 4°C until the fifth week.
Publisher
International Association for Food Protection
Subject
Microbiology,Food Science
Cited by
37 articles.
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