The Evaluation of “Novel Anti-Microbials” in Maintaining the Safety and Shelf-Life of Refrigerated Foods
March 2006
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The Evaluation of “Novel Anti-Microbials” in Maintaining the Safety and Shelf-Life of Refrigerated Foods March 2006 |
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In recent years, several companies have developed products that are proposed as effective anti-listerial compounds that prevent the rapid and prolific out growth of listeria in refrigerated food products. In order to help RFA members better understand the marketplace and judge the efficacy of the various products, the RFA Technical Committee designed a study that evaluated several of these preservative systems for their bacterial effectiveness against Listeria and other spoilage organisms. The study involved three different models of commercially prepared, refrigerated food products that were inoculated with both a Listeria cocktail and other select spoilage organisms and then treated with the appropriate amount of various preservatives. Over the shelf life of the products, the fate of the listeria as well as the spoilage organisms was determined. This report contains the complete data of the evaluation. To view RFA Technical Director Martin Mitchell's Conference presentation on the study, click here and download the PowerPoint file. (This is in the Members-Only Section of the Website, so you must have your user name and password.) To obtain a copy of the full report, please contact the RFA Office at 770-452-0660 or . The report is free to RFA Members. |
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