Efficacy of washing with hydrogen peroxide followed by aerosolized antimicrobials as a novel sanitizing process to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on baby spinach

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 306-313

  Huang, Yaoxin ^a   Ye, Mu ^a   Chen, Haiqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosolization; Allyl isothiocyanate; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fresh produce; Hydrogen peroxide; Spinach

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT LEAF; SPINACH; TEMPERATURE;

ACETIC ACID; AEROSOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOTHIOCYANATES; LACTIC ACID; REFRIGERATION; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84855945630     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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