ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Efficacies and optimum application conditions of three sanitizers (chlorine, 200–250 ppm; acetic acid, 4.0%; and quaternary ammonium, 3.78 g/liter) were determined. Variables were three rates of flow of sanitizer (1.7, 3.4 and 6.8 liters/min), washed and unwashed meat, warm (38°C) and cold meat (3.3°C), and two pressures of sanitizer application (3.5 and 14.0 kg/cm2). Results were averaged over other variables providing the following data for individual variables. Acetic acid gave a high initial average decrease in counts (−1.47 log), and counts decreased (−1.79 log) up to 48 hr after sanitization. Chlorinated solution caused an initial mean difference of −0.31 log and a difference after 48 hr of 0.53. The quaternary ammonium compound produced differences of −0.79 and −0.03 log in immediate and 48-hr counts. Acetic acid and hypochlorite were nonselective, but the quaternary sanitizer allowed more oxidase positive, nonfermentative bacteria to survive.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1977.tb01491.x
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