Use of low dose e-beam irradiation to reduce E. coli O157: H7, non-O157 (VTEC) E. coli and Salmonella viability on meat surfaces

Meat Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 413-418

  Kundu, Devapriya ^a   Gill, Alexander ^b   Lui, Chenyuan ^a   Goswami, Namita ^a   Holley, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Irradiation; Irradiation resistance; Salmonella; Verotoxigenic E. coli

Indexed keywords

BEAM IRRADIATION; E-BEAM IRRADIATION; E. COLI; E.COLI O157:H7; IRRADIATION RESISTANCE; LOG REDUCTIONS; PROCESSING CONDITION; SALMONELLA SEROVARS;

ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MEATS; MIXTURES; RADIATION; SALMONELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION RESISTANCE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRON BEAM; IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION RESISTANCE; SALMONELLA; VEROTOXIGENIC E. COLI;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SALMONELLA; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84882958548     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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