Psychrotrophic Clostridium spp. associated with 'blown pack' spoilage of chilled vacuum-packed red meats and dog rolls in gas-impermeable plastic casings

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 335-352

  Broda, Dorota M ^a   DeLacy, Karen M ^a   Bell, R Graham ^a   Braggins, Terry J ^a   Cook, Roger L ^a  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chilled storage; Cold tolerant clostridia; Gas distension; Microbial spoilage; Vacuum packaging

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM LITUSEBURENSE; FOOD SPOILAGE; FOOD STORAGE; MEAT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030007727     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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