TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid desiccation with heat in combination with water washing for reducing bacteria on beef carcass surfaces
AU - Cutter, C. N.
AU - Dorsa, W. J.
AU - Siragusa, G. R.
PY - 1997/10
Y1 - 1997/10
N2 - A series of experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of rapid desiccation with dry heat at one or two points in the slaughter process to reduce bacterial contamination on beef carcass surfaces. In the first set of experiments, several combinations of desiccation and water washes were examined. Beef surfaces were inoculated with bovine feces and water washed (IW; 125 psi, 15 s, 35°C); desiccated (400°C, 15 s) before inoculation and subjected to a water wash (D15(400°C) IW); inoculated, water washed and desiccated for 30 s (IWD30(400°C)); or desiccated, inoculated, water washed, and desiccated for 30 s (D15(400°) IW D30 (400°C)). Samples treated with D15(400°C) IWD30(400°C) exhibited the lowest populations of APC, coliforms, and Escherichia coli. When E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria innocua and Clostridium sporogenes were inoculated on to beef surfaces (3.30, 2.61, 3.97, and 3.63 log10 CFU/cm2, respectively) and monitored following treatments with D15(400°C) IWD30(400°C) none of the organisms were detected. To minimize surface discoloration, an additional set of experiments were conducted using less heat (300°C) for shorter times. When desiccation (300°C) was conducted for 10, 12, or 15 s prior to fecal contamination and followed by a water wash (D10,12,15 (300°C) IW), it was demonstrated that none of the treatments were significantly different from the others for reducing APC from shortplates; however, the 10 s treatment was preferred for its shorter time. When desiccation for 10 s was combined with water washing; and a second desiccation step (300°C) for 15, 20, or 25 s (D10(300°C) IWD16,20,25 (300°C)), populations of APC, coliforms, and E. coli were reduced to the greatest extent when the second desiccation step was applied for 25 s. This study is the first to report that water washing in combination with rapid desiccation with dry heat at one or two points in the slaughter process is more effective than water washing alone for reducing bacterial contamination on beef surfaces.
AB - A series of experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of rapid desiccation with dry heat at one or two points in the slaughter process to reduce bacterial contamination on beef carcass surfaces. In the first set of experiments, several combinations of desiccation and water washes were examined. Beef surfaces were inoculated with bovine feces and water washed (IW; 125 psi, 15 s, 35°C); desiccated (400°C, 15 s) before inoculation and subjected to a water wash (D15(400°C) IW); inoculated, water washed and desiccated for 30 s (IWD30(400°C)); or desiccated, inoculated, water washed, and desiccated for 30 s (D15(400°) IW D30 (400°C)). Samples treated with D15(400°C) IWD30(400°C) exhibited the lowest populations of APC, coliforms, and Escherichia coli. When E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, Listeria innocua and Clostridium sporogenes were inoculated on to beef surfaces (3.30, 2.61, 3.97, and 3.63 log10 CFU/cm2, respectively) and monitored following treatments with D15(400°C) IWD30(400°C) none of the organisms were detected. To minimize surface discoloration, an additional set of experiments were conducted using less heat (300°C) for shorter times. When desiccation (300°C) was conducted for 10, 12, or 15 s prior to fecal contamination and followed by a water wash (D10,12,15 (300°C) IW), it was demonstrated that none of the treatments were significantly different from the others for reducing APC from shortplates; however, the 10 s treatment was preferred for its shorter time. When desiccation for 10 s was combined with water washing; and a second desiccation step (300°C) for 15, 20, or 25 s (D10(300°C) IWD16,20,25 (300°C)), populations of APC, coliforms, and E. coli were reduced to the greatest extent when the second desiccation step was applied for 25 s. This study is the first to report that water washing in combination with rapid desiccation with dry heat at one or two points in the slaughter process is more effective than water washing alone for reducing bacterial contamination on beef surfaces.
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U2 - 10.1006/fmic.1997.0113
DO - 10.1006/fmic.1997.0113
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031259682
SN - 0740-0020
VL - 14
SP - 493
EP - 503
JO - Food Microbiology
JF - Food Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -