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JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 1153-1156Publisher
INT ASSOC FOOD PROTECTION
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1153
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This study examined the effects and interactions of UV light dose (1,800 to 20,331 muJ/cm(2)) and apple cider pH (2.99 to 4.41) on the inactivation of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, a surrogate for E. coli O157/H7. A predictive model was developed to relate the log reduction factor of E. coli ATCC 25922 to the UV dose. Bacterial populations for treated and untreated samples were enumerated with the use of nonselective media. The results revealed that UV dose was highly significant in the inactivation of E. coli, whereas pH showed no significant effect at higher UV doses. Doses of 6,500 muJ/cm(2) or more were sufficient to achieve a greater than 5-log reduction of E. coli. Experimental inactivation data were fitted adequately by a logistic regression model. UV irradiation is an attractive alternative to conventional methods for reducing bacteria in unpasteurized apple cider.
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