Saturday, October 5, 2013

Effect of various antimicrobials on the growth kinetics of foodborne pathogens in ready-to-eat, pyeonyuk (cooked and pressed pork)

Kyung-Jin Min, Kyung-Yoon Kwon, Ki-Sun Yoon

                                                                                                Listeria monocytogenes is the most virulent foodborne pathogen that is a risk factor for sickness in the US today.

Abstract

This study investigated the antimicrobial effects of garlic, potassium lactate and sodium diacetate (PL/SDA) mixture, ɛ-polylysine, and potassium sorbate (PS) alone or in combinations of them on the growth of foodborne pathogens and production of staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) in ready-to-eat (RTE) pyeonyuk at various temperatures. Lag times (LTs) of Salmonella Typhimurium were longer than those of Staphyloccus aureus at all tested temperatures, regardless of antimicrobial agent. The growth of S. Typhimurium and S. aureus were not observed in pyeonyuk made with 3% PL/SDA mixture or 1.5% ɛ-polylysine at 10°C. The 0.2% of PS, which is the permitted level for meat products, did not inhibit the growth of S. Typhimurium and S. aureus. Although growth of S. aureusin RTE pyeonyuk with 3% PL/SDA mixture and 1.5% ɛ-polylysine was observed, SEA was not produced at 17, 24, and 30°C, suggesting the application of PL/SDA mixture or ɛ-polylysine to reduce the risk related to the consumption of pyeonyuk.

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Keywords:foodborne pathogen,staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA),potassium lactate and sodium diacetate
ɛ-polylysine,potassium sorba.

 
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