Electrostatic Spraying of Food-Grade Organic and Inorganic Acids and Plant Extracts to Decontaminate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Spinach and Iceberg Lettuce

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ganesh, Vijayalakshmi ^a   Hettiarachchy, Navam S ^a   Griffis, Carl L ^b   Martin, Elizabeth M ^b   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatic spraying; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fresh produce; Grape seed extract; Malic and lactic acids

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SPINACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; LACTIC ACID; LETTUCE; MALATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 84863503184     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02719.x     Document Type: Article

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