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FOOD CONTROL
卷 96, 期 -, 页码 212-218出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.09.019
关键词
Neutral electrolyzed water; Endospore forming bacteria; Fresh produce
资金
- School of Food Science at the University of Idaho
- Washington State University
- College of Agricultural and Life Science, University of Idaho
- Agriculture Experiment Stations at the University of Idaho
- School of Agriculture at the University of Jordan
Bactericidal activity of neutral electrolyzed water (NEW) was investigated against endospore forming Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens in cell suspensions and artificially inoculated onto the surface of selected fresh produce items (cherry tomato, miniature cucumber, carrot and parsley) and polypropylene cutting boards at ambient temperature (22 degrees C). Viable counts of survivors were determined within 0 (untreated control), 1, 3 and 5 min of treatment at ambient temperature using NEW solutions of 60 and 120 mg/L free available chlorine FAC. All treatments showed significant differences (P < 0.05) in bacterial reductions with regard to contact time and concentration used and which maximized after 5 min of treatment at 120 mg/L FAC. For cell suspensions, the extent of reduction (log(10) CFU/mL) after 5 min of treatment ranged from 2.11 to 3.03 for B. cereus and 2.46-3.62 for C. perfringens at 60 and 120 mg/L FAC, respectively. However, when the bacteria inoculated onto the produce items and cutting boards showed greater resistance to NEW treatments compared to cell suspensions. Sterile deionized water did not contribute any significant reduction (P > 0.05) after 5 min of treatment, whereas bacterial viability of the inoculated produce was reduced by 2.11-2.30 and 2.41-3.16 log(10) CFU/g when NEW used at 120 mg/L FAC for B. cereus and C. perfringens, respectively. When inoculated cutting boards were sprayed with NEW at 120 mg/L FAC and after 5 min of treatment, cell viability was reduced by 2.33 and 3.06 log(10) per 100 cm(2) for B. cereus and C. perfringens, respectively. This study showed that NEW could be used as an effective bactericidal treatment alternative to commonly used chemical sanitizers against endospore forming bacteria.
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