Influence of unsliced delicatessen meat freshness upon bacterial growth in subsequently prepared vacuum packed slices

被引:14
作者
Holley, RA [1 ]
McKellar, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] AGR & AGRI FOOD CANADA,RES BRANCH,CTR FOOD & ANIM RES,OTTAWA,ON K1A 0C6,CANADA
关键词
delicatessen meats; vacuum packaging; lactic bacteria; ham; bologna; pastrami;
D O I
10.1016/0168-1605(95)00048-8
中图分类号
TS2 [食品工业];
学科分类号
0832 ;
摘要
Unsliced beef pastrami, reformulated ham and bologna held at 6 degrees C were sliced 21, 17, 12 or 7 days before or at the assigned manufacturer's best before date and Vacuum packaged. Packages of sliced meats were field at 6 degrees C for another 7, 12, 17 or 21 days, opened and analyses made for total bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae and Brochothrix thermosphacta. The maximum storage interval was 42 days; half this period unsliced, the remainder as repacked slices. Numbers of bacteria on pastrami were significantly greater than on ham and bologna (pastrami > ham > bologna) with the lactic acid bacteria dominating in all products. As unsliced meats approached their best before date, insignificant increases were generally noted for numbers of lactic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae and B. thermosphacta. During subsequent storage of slices under vacuum, numbers of total and lactic bacteria increased exponentially at the same rate while B. thermosphacta growth was significantly slower. Numbers of Enterobacteriaceae remained low and were essentially unchanged during sliced meat storage, Within the context of study storage parameters, shelf-life appeared to be determined by length of time after slicing and repackaging rather than by best before date of the unsliced meat. Packages of sliced meat prepared from wholesale unsliced meats with 21 days left until their best before date or from unsliced meats with 12 days left until their best before date showed similar bacterial levels 21 days later. It was probable that the localization of bacterial growth at the meat surface-packaging film interface of the unsliced meats yielded slices with initially lowered bacterial content when repackaged and sampled from the uppermost slice. When Enterobacteriaceae and B. thermosphacta were absent from unsliced meats, extension of sliced meat meant package shelf-life beyond the best before date of the parent meant was possible. However, these bacterial groups were not always undetected.
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页码:297 / 309
页数:13
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