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Ultraviolet-C Light Inactivation Kinetics of E. coli on Bologna Beef Packaged in Plastic Films

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This study investigated the effects of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light as a postpackaging treatment on Escherichia coli K-12 on bologna meat packaged in polyethylene (PE), oriented polypropylene (OPP), and ClearTite® films. Findings show that PE film had the highest measured UV-C light transparency among the 15 tested films, at 76 %, followed by PP and OPP films, with 59 and 57 %, respectively. Exposure of PE film inoculated with E. coli K-12 with UV-C light resulted in a 4.6 log CFU/ml reduction after a dose of 164 mJ/cm2. Reduction of E. coli K-12 on inoculated bologna packaged in PE film was higher (1.48 log CFU/g) compared to the other films (OPP and ClearTite®) following treatment with 0.406 J/cm2 of UV-C. The surface-free energy of films was used as an indicator for changes to film surface properties. UV-C light exposure of PE, OPP, and ClearTite® films at doses in this study had no significant effect (P ≥ 0.05) on the surface properties of the treated films. This study demonstrated that treating ready-to-eat meat products, such as a bologna with UV-C light after packaging, can reduce E. coli populations by a 1.5 log cycle without negatively impacting the surface properties of plastic films.

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    Abdussamad R. Tarek & Barbara. A. Rasco

  2. Biological Systems Engineering Department, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646120, Pullman, WA, 99164-6120, USA

    Shyam S. Sablani

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Tarek, A.R., Rasco, B.A. & Sablani, S.S. Ultraviolet-C Light Inactivation Kinetics of E. coli on Bologna Beef Packaged in Plastic Films. Food Bioprocess Technol 8, 1267–1280 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-015-1487-y

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