Viability of a Five-Strain Mixture of Listeria monocytogenes in Vacuum-Sealed Packages of Frankfurters, Commercially Prepared with and without 2.0 or 3.0% Added Potassium Lactate, during Extended Storage at 4 and 10° C
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Food Protection
- Vol. 65 (2), 308-316
- https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-65.2.308
Abstract
The viability of Listeria monocytogenes was monitored on frankfurters containing added potassium lactate that were obtained directly from a commercial manufacturer. Eight links (ca. 56 g each) were transferred aseptically from the original vacuum-sealed bulk packages into nylon-polyethylene bags. Each bag then received a 4-ml portion of a five-strain mixture of the pathogen. Frankfurters containing 2.0 or 3.0% potassium lactate were evaluated using 20 CFU per package, and frankfurters containing 3.0% potassium lactate were evaluated using 500 CFU per package. The packages were vacuum-sealed and stored at 4 or 10°C for up to 90 or 60 days, respectively. During storage at 4°C, pathogen numbers remained at about 1.6 log10 CFU per package over 90 days in packages containing frankfurters with 2.0% potassium lactate that were inoculated with about 20 CFU. In packages containing frankfurters with 3.0% potassium lactate that were inoculated with about 20 CFU and stored at 4°C, pathogen numbers remained at about 1...Keywords
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