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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
卷 100, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2021.103866
关键词
Sanitizers; Fresh produce; Post-harvest washing; Good hygiene practices
资金
- Center for Produce Safety
- CSIC [201670E056]
- Fundacion Seneca [19900/GERM/15]
The recommended guidelines focus on preventing cross-contamination in washing practices, with studies showing that sanitizers can reduce levels of foodborne pathogens but may also induce viable but non-culturable cells. Chlorine was found to be more effective in preventing the presence of foodborne pathogens and cross-contamination in wash water compared to PAA and ClO2, indicating that chlorine is a better choice for sanitation.
The elaboration of guidelines for the industry to establish minimum concentration to prevent crosscontamination during washing practices based on operational limits is the core of the recommended criteria for the use of sanitizers. Several studies have evidenced that sanitizers reduced the levels of foodborne pathogens. However, they might lead to the progress into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of the cells. This evidence has raised concerns regarding the effectiveness of the recommended washing practices for the inactivation of microbial cells present in the process wash water (PWW). The present study evaluated if the most commonly used sanitizers, including sodium hypochlorite (chlorine), peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) at established operational limits induced the VBNC stage of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7. Prevention of cross-contamination was examined in four different types of PWW from washing shredded lettuce and cabbage, diced onions, and baby spinach under simulated commercial conditions of high organic matter and 1 min contact time. The results obtained for chlorine showed that recommended operational limits (20-25 mg/L free chlorine) were effective in inactivating L. monocytogenes and E. coli O157:H7 in the different PWWs. However, the operational limits established for PAA (80 mg/L) and ClO2 (3 mg/L) reduced the levels of culturable pathogenic bacteria but induced the VBNC state of the remaining cells. Consequently, the operational limits for chlorine are satisfactory to inactivate foodborne pathogens present in PWW and prevent crosscontamination but higher concentrations or longer contact times should be needed for PAA and ClO2 to reduce the likelihood of the induction of VBNC bacteria cells, as it represents a hazard.
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