Effect of UV radiation on microbiological condition of eggshell and on quality of egg content
2009
Szablewski, T. | Kijowski, J. | Cegielska-Radziejewska, R. | Dziedzic, A. | Kaminska, A.,Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy, Poznan (Poland). Katedra Zarzadzania Jakoscia Zywnosci
The objective of the study was to assess of microbiological condition of eggshell surface of eggs suitable for eating, which were treated using an UV-C 254 nm ultraviolet radiation, as well as to determine the effect of this process on some selected quality factors of the egg content. It was found that the exposure of eggs to the UV radiation for a period of 30, 60, and 90 sec caused no statistically significant reduction in the count of microbes on the eggshell surface of eggs suitable for eating. However, it was found that when the eggs were treated with this radiation during 30 and 90 sec, the total content of microbes tended to fall. The statistical analysis of the experimental data, did not show any significant impact of the UV radiation on any of the quality factors of the egg content
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