Efficacy of Ultraviolet‐C Light to Eliminate Staphylococcus Aureus on Precooked Shredded Bullfrog Back Meat
2015
Silva, H.L.A. | Costa, M.P. | Frasao, B.S. | Mesquita, E.F.M. | Mello, S.C.R.P. | Conte‐Junior, C.A. | Franco, R.M. | Miranda, Z.B.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ultraviolet (UV)‐C treatment on the decrease of the inoculated Staphylococcus aureus population in precooked shredded bullfrog meat. The precooked meat was inoculated with 8 log cfu/g of S. aureus. The packaged bullfrog's back meat was then exposed to low (0.65 mW/s/cm²), medium (1.04 mW/s/cm²) and high (1.68 mW/s/cm²) UV‐C intensities over different time intervals (60, 100 and 140 s). A reduction of 3 log cfu/g was observed in all treatments when compared with the inoculated but nonirradiated treatment (T0). All the UV‐C treatments of bullfrog's back meat used in this study reduced the S. aureus count (P < 0.05). However, this decrease was not statistically significant between each UV‐C treatment. Due to its effectiveness in log reduction, UV‐C light technology can be utilized for this type of bacteria reduction in the precooked shredded bullfrog back meat industry. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: In this work, we studied the effect of short‐wavelength ultraviolet (UV)‐C light to reduce Staphylococcus aureus levels in precooked shredded bullfrog back meat. First, this study contributes knowledge about the use of a nonthermal technology as a pathogen‐reduction step in exotic meat. Second, the UV‐C is presented as a fast, practical and inexpensive method and does not change the industrial flow. Lastly, the data showed that there was a significant reduction of these bacteria in precooked shredded bullfrog back meat and suggests that it can be effectively applied in the bullfrog meat industry.
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