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Dry-cured ham thickness is a limiting factor for its sanitization by E-beam treatment

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, ISSN: 1661-5751, Vol: 18, Issue: 1, Page: 89-92
2023
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Researchers' Work from National University Focuses on Consumer Safety (Dry-cured Ham Thickness Is a Limiting Factor for Its Sanitization By E-beam Treatment)

2022 DEC 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Food Daily News -- A new study on Consumer Safety is now available.

Article Description

This work aimed to optimize the E-beam treatment of whole-boned dry-cured hams to reach the food safety objective for Listeria monocytogenes. According to the zero-tolerance criteria in the USA and China, 2.39 decimal reductions are required. Boned hams were grouped by their thickness in clusters A (≤ 7 cm) and B (> 7 cm). All of them were contaminated with Listeria innocua as a surrogate of the pathogen. The inoculum (approx. 10 cells) was placed in the space before occupied by the bone. Then, bilateral treatments at 1 and 2 kGy were applied to A and B clusters, respectively. Listerial load reductions higher than 2.39 log colony forming units (CFU) were observed in the innermost part of the pieces. The absorbed doses by the treated hams were < 3 kGy, avoiding the radiation over-exposure that could compromise their sensory quality. Therefore, taking into account the thickness of whole-bone ham pieces could optimize the sanitization effect of the E-beam treatment.

Bibliographic Details

J. Raúl Lucas; Raquel Velasco; María Dolores Selgas; Maria Concepcion Cabeza

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Veterinary

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