Efficacy of a novel sanitizer composed of lactic acid and peroxyacetic acid against single strains of nonpathogenic Escherichia coli K-12, Listeria innocua, and Lactobacillus plantarum in aqueous solution and on surfaces of romaine lettuce and spinach

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1468-1474

  Ho, Kai Lai Grace ^a   Luzuriaga, Diego A ^a   Rodde, Kenneth M ^a   Tang, Shannon ^a   Phan, Cuong ^a  

^a Research and Development Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; LACTIC ACID; PERACETIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LETTUCE; LISTERIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PRODUCT SAFETY; SPINACH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LETTUCE; LISTERIA; PERACETIC ACID; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTUCA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 80052496008     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-110     Document Type: Article

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