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Int J Food Microbiol ; 283: 37-44, 2018 Oct 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29957346

RESUMO

This study investigated the effect of a water-assisted ultraviolet system (WUV; samples were treated by UV while being immersed in agitated water) on the inactivation of Salmonella on baby spinach, iceberg lettuce, blueberry, grape tomato, and baby-cut carrot. The Salmonella inactivation effect of the WUV system was tested in two scales, and three disinfectants, chlorine, peroxyacetic acid (PAA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), were tested in combination with the system to see whether the Salmonella inactivation effect could be enhanced. The fresh produce samples were dip-inoculated with a Salmonella cocktail to final concentrations of 4.6-7.6 log CFU/g. To simulate the washing process in the industry, fresh produce extracts and/or silicon dioxide were added in the wash water to adjust chemical oxygen demand to ~2000 mg/L and turbidity to >60 NTU. In general, the decontamination efficacy of WUV treatments followed this order: Tomato > Carrot > Lettuce ≈ Blueberry > Spinach. In the small-scale study, WUV alone was able to achieve 0.9, 2.6, >3.6, 1.7, and 2.0 log CFU/g reductions of Salmonella on fresh produce for spinach, lettuce, tomato, blueberry, and carrot, respectively. For all fresh produce items, WUV combined with PAA could achieve significantly (P < 0.05) higher Salmonella reduction on fresh produce than chlorine wash and PAA wash. The WUV treatments combined with chlorine or PAA were able to keep residual Salmonella in wash water below the detection limit (2 CFU/mL) for almost all the replicates. Similar Salmonella reductions on fresh produce and in wash water were found in the large-scale study. Considering the decontamination efficacy on fresh produce, the ability to disinfect the wash water, and the cost, we recommend chlorine wash for baby spinach, WUV alone for grape tomato and WUV combined with PAA for iceberg lettuce, blueberry and baby-cut carrot.


Assuntos
Desinfetantes/farmacologia , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos , Frutas/microbiologia , Verduras/microbiologia , Mirtilos Azuis (Planta)/microbiologia , Cloro/farmacologia , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Daucus carota/microbiologia , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli O157/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Manipulação de Alimentos/instrumentação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Lactuca/microbiologia , Solanum lycopersicum/microbiologia , Ácido Peracético/farmacologia , Salmonella/efeitos dos fármacos , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Spinacia oleracea/microbiologia , Raios Ultravioleta , Água/farmacologia
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Int J Food Microbiol ; 278: 20-25, 2018 Aug 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29698855

RESUMO

Tahini halva is a traditional sweet product that is consumed with bread in different countries. It is a low water activity (aw) product basically made by mixing and cooking tahini, sugar, citric acid and Saponaria officinalis root extract together. Tahini halva maybe contaminated with foodborne pathogens during any stage of production from tahini and other raw ingredients, workers, environment or contact surfaces. The objectives of the study were to i) investigate the efficacy of gamma radiation to inactivate Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in tahini halva, ii) evaluate the effect of pre-irradiation storage (0, 7 and 30 days at 21 °C) of tahini halva on the sensitivity of these microorganisms toward gamma radiation, and iii) evaluate the effect of post-irradiation storage of tahini halva for up to 6 months on the their survival characteristics. Tahini halva samples were inoculated with Salmonella spp., E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes separately then stored at 21 °C for 0, 7 and 30 days prior to irradiation at 0-4 KGy and for up to 6 months after irradiation at 4 KGy. Salmonella spp. were the most irradiation resistance among the tested microorganisms. Irradiation (0.8-4.0 KGy) reduced the bacteria in samples stored for 0, 7 and 30 days pre-irradiation in the range of 0.43-2.11, 0.45-2.68 and 0.52-2.7 log10 CFU/g for Salmonella spp., 0.55-3.08, 0.66-3.00 and 0.60-2.80 log10 CFU/g for E. coli O157:H7, and 0.69-2.96, 0.86-4.30, 0.62-3.29 log10 CFU/g for L. monocytogenes, respectively. The D10-value, the irradiation dose needed to inactivate 1 log10 of pathogen, was 1.83, 1.47 and 1.50 KGy for Salmonella spp., 1.28, 1.32 and 1.48 KGy for E. coli O157:H7, and 1.33, 0.94 and 1.27 KGy for L. monocytogenes in pre-irradiation stored samples for 0, 7 and 30 days, respectively. Post-irradiation storage was efficient in decreasing the levels of the microorganisms ca. ≥2 log10 CFU/g in the first month and to undetected level after the second month of storage but enrichment results showed that Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes were detected in the samples until of the end of storage period. The study demonstrates that gamma radiation can be applied to inactivate of foodborne pathogens in tahini halva. Irradiation dose at 4 KGy can reduce Salmonella spp., E. coli O157:H7 and L. monocytogenes in tahini halva by 2-3 log10 CFU/g. Storage of tahini halva before or after irradiation may reduce the risk of foodborne pathogens in the product.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Microbiologia de Alimentos/métodos , Raios gama , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Culinária , Escherichia coli O157/fisiologia , Listeria monocytogenes/fisiologia , Salmonella/fisiologia , Saponaria/metabolismo , Sesamum/microbiologia
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Int J Food Microbiol ; 275: 8-16, 2018 Jun 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29604491

RESUMO

Outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with berries often involve contamination with hepatitis A virus (HAV) and norovirus but also bacteria such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and parasites such as Cyclospora caytanensis. We evaluated the applicability of UV-C to the inactivation of pathogens on strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Our three-step approach consisted of assessing the chemical safety of UV-C-irradiated berries, evaluating the sensory quality after UV-C treatment and finally studying the inactivation of the target microorganisms. Treatments lasting up to 9 min (4000 mJ cm-2) did not produce detectable levels of furan (<5 µg/kg), a known photolysis product of fructose with genotoxic activity and thus were assessed to be toxicologically safe. No effect on taste or appearance was observed, unless treatment was excessively long. 20 s of treatment (an average fluence of ~ 212 mJ cm-2) reduced active HAV titer by >1 log10 unit in 95% of cases except on frozen raspberries, while 120 s were required to inactivate murine norovirus to this extent on fresh blueberries. The mean inactivation of HAV and MNV was greater on blueberries (2-3 log10) than on strawberries and raspberries (<2 log10). MNV was more sensitive on fresh than on frozen berries, unlike HAV. Inactivation of Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes was poor on all three berries, no treatment reducing viable counts by >1 log10 unit. In most matrices, prolonging the treatment did not improve the result to any significant degree. The effect was near its plateau after 20 s of treatment. These results provide insight into the effectiveness of UV-C irradiation for inactivating bacterial and viral pathogens and surrogates on fresh and frozen berries having different surface types, under different physical conditions and at different levels of contamination. Overall they show that UV-C as single processing step is unsuitable to inactivate significant numbers of foodborne pathogens on berries.


Assuntos
Mirtilos Azuis (Planta)/microbiologia , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Fragaria/microbiologia , Frutas/microbiologia , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos da radiação , Rubus/microbiologia , Animais , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Congelamento , Vírus da Hepatite A/efeitos da radiação , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Norovirus/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Raios Ultravioleta
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Poult Sci ; 96(10): 3709-3716, 2017 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28938765

RESUMO

The microbial quality of eggs entering the hatchery is an important critical control point for biosecurity, pathogen reduction, and food safety programs in poultry production. Developing interventions to reduce Salmonella contamination of eggs is important to improving the microbial food safety of poultry and poultry products. The hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and ultraviolet light (UV) Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) has been previously demonstrated to be effective in reducing Salmonella on the surface of experimentally contaminated eggs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of treating eggs with an egg-sanitizing apparatus using the H2O2/UV AOP on Salmonella contamination during incubation, hatching, and in broiler chicks during grow-out. Experimentally contaminated eggs were treated using the automated H2O2/UV AOP egg sanitizer and incubated for 21 d. AOP sanitization reduced Salmonella up to 7 log10 cfu egg-1 (P < 0.05) from the surface of experimentally contaminated eggs and reduced the number of Salmonella positive eggs by up to 75% (P < 0.05) when treated 1 h post-inoculation. AOP treatment also reduced the number of Salmonella-positive eggs during incubation. Additionally, Salmonella was recovered from more chicks hatched from untreated eggs than from eggs treated using the H2O2/UV AOP egg sanitizer (P < 0.05) through 14 d posthatch. These data suggest reduction of Salmonella contamination on the surface of eggs using the H2O2/UV AOP egg sanitizer prior to incubation may reduce the gastrointestinal colonization of chicks by Salmonella.


Assuntos
Galinhas , Desinfecção/métodos , Óvulo/microbiologia , Doenças das Aves Domésticas/prevenção & controle , Salmonelose Animal/prevenção & controle , Salmonella/efeitos dos fármacos , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Animais , Desinfetantes/farmacologia , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Oxirredução , Doenças das Aves Domésticas/microbiologia , Salmonelose Animal/microbiologia , Raios Ultravioleta
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Food Microbiol ; 64: 135-138, 2017 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28213017

RESUMO

Raw poultry are sometimes contaminated with foodborne pathogens, which can lead to illness in humans. In recent years research has focused on a variety of light technologies to decontaminate food and food contact surfaces during meat and poultry processing. In this study we evaluated the ability of 405-nm light generated from an LED array to inactivate multi-isolate cocktails of either Salmonella spp., pathogenic Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp., or Listeria monocytogenes suspended in chicken purge or skin. When exposed to 180 J/cm2 405-nm light at two separate light intensities (300 mW/cm2/s or 150 mW/cm2/s) the maximum pathogen reduction on chicken skin was ca. 0.4 log. When the pathogens were suspended in chicken purge the maximum log reductions ranged from 0.23 to 0.68 log (180 J/cm2; 150 mW/cm2/s) versus 0.69 to 1.01 log (180 J/cm2; 300 mW/cm2/s). Log reductions of each pathogen, when they were subjected to heat shock prior to 405-nm light treatment, were reduced, indicating that thermal effects accounted for much of the bacterial inactivation.


Assuntos
Irradiação de Alimentos , Luz , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Aves Domésticas/microbiologia , Pele/microbiologia , Staphylococcus/efeitos da radiação , Animais , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Temperatura Alta , Listeria monocytogenes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Aço Inoxidável , Staphylococcus/crescimento & desenvolvimento
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Food Microbiol ; 62: 124-132, 2017 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27889138

RESUMO

This study evaluated the antibacterial effect of 405 ± 5 nm light emitting diode (LED) illumination against four Salmonella serovars on fresh-cut papaya and on fruit quality at various storage temperatures. To determine the antibacterial mechanism of LED illumination at 0.9 kJ/cm2, oxidative damage to DNA and membrane lipids of Salmonella in phosphate-buffered saline solution was measured. The populations of Salmonella on cut fruits were significantly (P < 0.05) reduced by 0.3-1.3 log CFU/cm2 at chilling temperatures following LED illumination for 36-48 h (1.3-1.7 kJ/cm2). However, at room temperature, bacterial populations increased rapidly to 6.3-7.0 log CFU/cm2 following LED illumination for 24 h (0.9 kJ/cm2), which was approximately 1.0 log lower than the number of colonies on non-illuminated fruits. Levels of bacterial DNA oxidation significantly increased, whereas lipid peroxidation in bacterial membrane was not observed, suggesting that DNA oxidation contributes to photodynamic inactivation by LED illumination. LED illumination did not adversely affect the physicochemical and nutritional qualities of cut papaya, regardless of storage temperature. These results indicate that a food chiller equipped with 405 ± 5 nm LEDs can preserve fresh-cut papayas in retail stores without deterioration, minimizing the risk of salmonellosis.


Assuntos
Carica/microbiologia , Desinfecção/instrumentação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Qualidade dos Alimentos , Luz , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Carica/efeitos da radiação , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , DNA Bacteriano/efeitos da radiação , Irradiação de Alimentos , Refrigeração , Infecções por Salmonella/prevenção & controle
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Food Microbiol ; 57: 135-43, 2016 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27052712

RESUMO

Raspberries have served as vehicles for transmission of foodborne pathogens through fecal-oral route and have resulted in 11 outbreaks in the United States from 1983 through 2013. However, because of its dedicated structures and perishability, water based sanitizer washing cannot be used for raspberry decontamination. As a non-thermal technique, pulsed light (PL) may have the potential to maintain both safety and quality of fresh raspberries. The first objective of our study was to investigate Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 inactivation efficacy of pulsed light (PL) on fresh raspberries during 10 days storage at 4 °C. The qualities of raspberries after PL treatment, including color, texture, total phenolic content (TPC), total anthocyanin content (TAC), total bacteria count (TBC) as well as total yeast and mold count (TYMC), have also been evaluated during the 10 days storage. Compared with the untreated control, all the PL treatments (5 s, 15 s and 30 s) maintained lower pathogen survival population during 10 days refrigerated storage. At day 10, all PL treated raspberries maintained significantly lower TBC and TYMC than the control. Although PL treatment for 30 s (with fluence of 28.2 J/cm(2)) reduced most Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 right after treatment, by 4.5 and 3.9 log 10 CFU/g respectively, it failed to maintain its advantage during storage. In addition, color and texture of these raspberries changed negatively after 10 days storage. PL 30 s provided the lowest TBC and TYMC at day 0, but failed to maintain its advantage during storage. To consider both safety and quality of fresh raspberries as well as the treatment feasibility, 5 s PL treatment with fluence of 5.0 J/cm(2) was recommended for decontamination. The second objective was to study attachment of bacteria as well as decontamination effect of PL on raspberries. Under the scanning electron microscopy (SEM), PL showed severe damage to the cell membrane on smooth surface. Surface structure of raspberries affected the attachment of bacterial cells and the surface roughness provided protection for pathogenic bacteria. Our research demonstrated for the first time that successful PL processing of raspberries should be evaluated for its impacts on both produce safety and quality during the storage. PL with fluence of 5.0 J/cm(2) maintained both safety and quality of fresh raspberries during the refrigerated storage.


Assuntos
Aderência Bacteriana/efeitos da radiação , Descontaminação/métodos , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Conservação de Alimentos/métodos , Frutas/microbiologia , Rubus/microbiologia , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Descontaminação/instrumentação , Escherichia coli O157/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Escherichia coli O157/fisiologia , Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Conservação de Alimentos/instrumentação , Luz , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Salmonella/fisiologia
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J Food Prot ; 77(10): 1768-72, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25285495

RESUMO

This study evaluated the effects of irradiation on the reduction of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Salmonella strains, and Listeria monocytogenes, as well as on the sensory characteristics of minimally processed spinach. Spinach samples were inoculated with a cocktail of three strains each of STEC, Salmonella strains, and L. monocytogenes, separately, and were exposed to gamma radiation doses of 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 kGy. Samples that were exposed to 0.0, 1.0, and 1.5 kGy and kept under refrigeration (4°C) for 12 days were submitted to sensory analysis. D10 -values ranged from 0.19 to 0.20 kGy for Salmonella and from 0.20 to 0.21 for L. monocytogenes; for STEC, the value was 0.17 kGy. Spinach showed good acceptability, even after exposure to 1.5 kGy. Because gamma radiation reduced the selected pathogens without causing significant changes in the quality of spinach leaves, it may be a useful method to improve safety in the fresh produce industry.


Assuntos
Aizoaceae/microbiologia , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Raios gama , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica/efeitos da radiação , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Conservação de Alimentos/métodos , Refrigeração , Temperatura
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J Dairy Sci ; 97(12): 7316-24, 2014 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25262184

RESUMO

Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella species have been associated with human illnesses from consumption of contaminated nonfat dry milk (NDM), a key ingredient in powdered infant formula and many other foods. Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella spp. can survive the spray-drying process if milk is contaminated after pasteurization, and the dried product can be contaminated from environmental sources. Compared with conventional heating, radio-frequency dielectric heating (RFDH) is a faster and more uniform process for heating low-moisture foods. The objective of this study was to design an RFDH process to achieve target destruction (log reductions) of C. sakazakii and Salmonella spp. The thermal destruction (decimal reduction time; D-value) of C. sakazakii and Salmonella spp. in NDM (high-heat, HH; and low-heat, LH) was determined at 75, 80, 85, or 90 °C using a thermal-death-time (TDT) disk method, and the z-values (the temperature increase required to obtain a decimal reduction of the D-value) were calculated. Time and temperature requirements to achieve specific destruction of the pathogens were calculated from the thermal destruction parameters, and the efficacy of the RFDH process was validated by heating NDM using RFDH to achieve the target temperatures and holding the product in a convection oven for the required period. Linear regression was used to determine the D-values and z-values. The D-values of C. sakazakii in HH- and LH-NDM were 24.86 and 23.0 min at 75 °C, 13.75 and 7.52 min at 80 °C, 8.0 and 6.03 min at 85 °C, and 5.57 and 5.37 min at 90 °C, respectively. The D-values of Salmonella spp. in HH- and LH-NDM were 23.02 and 24.94 min at 75 °C, 10.45 and 12.54 min at 80 °C, 8.63 and 8.68 min at 85 °C, and 5.82 and 4.55 min at 90 °C, respectively. The predicted and observed destruction of C. sakazakii and Salmonella spp. were in agreement, indicating that the behavior of the organisms was similar regardless of the heating system (conventional vs. RFDH). Radio-frequency dielectric heating can be used as a faster and more uniform heating method for NDM to achieve target temperatures for a postprocess lethality treatment of NDM before packaging.


Assuntos
Cronobacter sakazakii/efeitos da radiação , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Temperatura Alta , Leite/microbiologia , Ondas de Rádio , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Animais , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos , Humanos , Leite/química
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Meat Sci ; 96(1): 413-8, 2014 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23973567

RESUMO

This study determined the extent that irradiation of fresh beef surfaces with an absorbed dose of 1 kGy electron (e-) beam irradiation might reduce the viability of mixtures of O157 and non-O157 verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) and Salmonella. These were grouped together based on similar resistances to irradiation and inoculated on beef surfaces (outside flat and inside round, top and bottom muscle cuts), and then e-beam irradiated. Salmonella serovars were most resistant to 1 kGy treatment, showing a reduction of ≤1.9 log CFU/g. This treatment reduced the viability of two groups of non-O157 E. coli mixtures by ≤4.5 and ≤3.9 log CFU/g. Log reductions of ≤4.0 log CFU/g were observed for E. coli O157:H7 cocktails. Since under normal processing conditions the levels of these pathogens on beef carcasses would be lower than the lethality caused by the treatment used, irradiation at 1 kGy would be expected to eliminate the hazard represented by VTEC E. coli.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Carne/microbiologia , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica/efeitos da radiação , Tecido Adiposo/química , Animais , Bovinos , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Escherichia coli O157/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Músculo Esquelético/química , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica/crescimento & desenvolvimento
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Braz. j. microbiol ; 44(4): 1147-1153, Oct.-Dec. 2013. tab
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-705273

RESUMO

This study aimed at evaluating the bacteriological effects of the treatment of sheep meat contaminated with total coliforms, coliforms at 45 °C and Salmonella spp. by using irradiation at doses of 3 kGy and 5 kGy. Thirty sheep meat samples were collected from animals located in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, and then grouped in three lots including 10 samples: non-irradiated (control); irradiated with 3 kGy; and irradiated with 5 kGy. Exposure to gamma radiation in a 137Cs source-driven irradiating facility was perfomed at the Nuclear Defense Section of the Brazilian Army Technological Center (CTEx) in Rio de Janeiro. The samples were kept under freezing temperature (-18 °C) until the analyses, which occurred in two and four months after irradiation. The results were interpreted by comparison with the standards of the current legislation and demonstrated that non-irradiated samples were outside the parameters established by law for all groups of bacteria studied. Gamma irradiation was effective in inactivating those microorganisms at both doses tested and the optimal dose was achieved at 3 kGy. The results have shown not only the need for sanitary conditions improvements in slaughter and processing of sheep meat but also the irradiation effectiveness to eliminate coliform bacteria and Salmonella spp.


Assuntos
Animais , Desinfecção/métodos , Enterobacteriaceae/isolamento & purificação , Enterobacteriaceae/efeitos da radiação , Raios gama , Carne/microbiologia , Salmonella/isolamento & purificação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Brasil , Microbiologia de Alimentos/métodos , Ovinos , Temperatura
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J Food Prot ; 76(8): 1438-42, 2013 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23905802

RESUMO

Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) and Salmonella are major foodborne pathogens, but very little information is available on the radiation resistance of a sufficiently diverse group of these pathogens. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of E. coli O157:H7, non-O157 VTEC, and Salmonella to a low-dose ionizing radiation treatment. Test organisms were 6 serovars of Salmonella, 5 strains of E. coli O157:H7, and 27 strains of non-O157 VTEC (representing 19 serotypes). Decimal reduction doses (D-values) for individual strains were determined in phosphate-buffered saline using an X-ray source. The viability of the bacterial cells declined with an increase in absorbed dose from 0 to 0.3 kGy. The more resistant test strains were screened at 0.5 and 0.7 kGy. All six Salmonella strains survived at 0.5 and 0.7 kGy; however, only 11 VTEC survived at 0.7 kGy. After the 0.3-kGy treatment, both E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 VTEC had D-values with similar means and ranges (0.028 to 0.123 and 0.037 to 0.127 kGy, respectively), with no significant differences (P > 0.05). Salmonella strains had a slightly higher range of D-values (0.061 to 0.147 kGy) and a mean D-value that was significantly higher (P > 0.05) than that of both the E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 VTEC groups.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Irradiação de Alimentos , Inocuidade dos Alimentos , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica/efeitos da radiação , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Humanos , Tolerância a Radiação , Raios X
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J Food Sci ; 76(6): E479-88, 2011 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21729078

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: Recent outbreaks associated to the consumption of raw or minimally processed vegetable products that have resulted in several illnesses and a few deaths call for urgent actions aimed at improving the safety of those products. Electron beam irradiation can extend shelf-life and assure safety of fresh produce. However, undesirable effects on the organoleptic quality at doses required to achieve pathogen inactivation limit irradiation. Ways to increase pathogen radiation sensitivity could reduce the dose required for a certain level of microbial kill. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using natural antimicrobials when irradiating fresh produce. The minimum inhibitory concentration of 5 natural compounds and extracts (trans-cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, garlic extract, propolis extract, and lysozyme with ethylenediaminetetraacetate acid (disodium salt dihydrate) was determined against Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp. In order to mask odor and off-flavor inherent of several compounds, and to increase their solubility, complexes of these compounds and extracts with ß-cyclodextrin were prepared by the freeze-drying method. All compounds showed bacteriostatic effect at different levels for both bacteria. The effectiveness of the microencapsulated compounds was tested by spraying them on the surface of baby spinach inoculated with Salmonella spp. The dose (D10 value) required to reduce the bacterial population by 1 log was 0.190 kGy without antimicrobial addition. The increase in radiation sensitivity (up to 40%) varied with the antimicrobial compound. These results confirm that the combination of spraying microencapsulated antimicrobials with electron beam irradiation was effective in increasing the killing effect of irradiation. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to fresh produce consumption have increased and present new challenges to food safety. Current technologies (water washing or treating with 200 ppm chlorine) cannot eliminate internalized pathogens. Ionizing radiation is a viable alternative for eliminating pathogens; however, the dose required to inactivate these pathogens is often too high to be tolerated by the fresh produce without undesirable quality changes. This study uses natural antimicrobial ingredients as radiosensitizers. These ingredients were encapsulated and applied to fresh produce that was subsequently irradiated. The process results in high level of microorganism inactivation using lower doses than the conventional irradiation treatments.


Assuntos
Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Irradiação de Alimentos , Listeria/efeitos da radiação , Folhas de Planta/microbiologia , Radiossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Spinacia oleracea/microbiologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/metabolismo , Anti-Infecciosos/química , Anti-Infecciosos/metabolismo , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Produtos Biológicos/química , Produtos Biológicos/metabolismo , Produtos Biológicos/farmacologia , Varredura Diferencial de Calorimetria , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Portadores de Fármacos/farmacologia , Composição de Medicamentos , Elétrons , Irradiação de Alimentos/efeitos adversos , Embalagem de Alimentos , Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Liofilização , Listeria/efeitos dos fármacos , Listeria/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Listeria/isolamento & purificação , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos da radiação , Folhas de Planta/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Folhas de Planta/efeitos da radiação , Radiossensibilizantes/química , Radiossensibilizantes/metabolismo , Salmonella/efeitos dos fármacos , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Salmonella/isolamento & purificação , Solubilidade , Spinacia oleracea/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos da radiação , beta-Ciclodextrinas/química
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J Food Prot ; 74(6): 990-3, 2011 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21669078

RESUMO

Contamination of tomatoes with Salmonella is a recurring food safety concern. Irradiation is a nonthermal intervention that can inactivate pathogens on fresh and minimally processed produce. However, the influence of tomato processing protocols, including time in refrigerated storage and time between slicing and irradiation, has not been determined. Roma tomatoes were sliced and inoculated with a cocktail of Salmonella outbreak strains. The inoculated tomatoes were held in refrigerated storage for various times after inoculation to simulate the potential time delay between packaging and irradiation. Tomatoes were irradiated immediately (0 h) or after 24, 48, or 72 h in storage. The surviving populations were recovered and enumerated. Irradiation effectively reduced Salmonella at all times. The D(10)-values (the dose necessary for a 1-log reduction of the pathogen) were not significantly different at each storage time and ranged from 0.382 to 0.473 kGy. These results suggest that the time required for holding of processed Roma tomatoes or shipment to an off-site irradiation service provider will not alter the efficacy of irradiation in a commercial environment.


Assuntos
Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Irradiação de Alimentos , Refrigeração , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Solanum lycopersicum/microbiologia , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Intoxicação Alimentar por Salmonella/prevenção & controle , Fatores de Tempo
15.
J Food Prot ; 74(4): 641-4, 2011 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21477481

RESUMO

Foodborne illness due to consumption of contaminated seafood is, unfortunately, a regular occurrence in the United States. Ionizing (gamma) radiation can effectively inactivate microorganisms and extend the shelf life of seafood. In this study, the ability of gamma irradiation to inactivate foodborne pathogens surface inoculated onto frozen seafood (scallops, lobster meat, blue crab, swordfish, octopus, and squid) was investigated. The radiation D(10)-values (the radiation dose needed to inactivate 1 log unit of a microorganism) for Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella inoculated onto seafood samples that were then frozen and irradiated in the frozen state (-20°C) were 0.43 to 0.66, 0.48 to 0.71, and 0.47 to 0.70 kGy, respectively. In contrast, the radiation D(10)-value for the same pathogens suspended on frozen pork were 1.26, 0.98, and 1.18 kGy for L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, and Salmonella, respectively. The radiation dose needed to inactivate these foodborne pathogens on frozen seafood is significantly lower than that for frozen meat or frozen vegetables.


Assuntos
Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Irradiação de Alimentos , Alimentos Congelados/microbiologia , Raios gama , Alimentos Marinhos/microbiologia , Animais , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Alimentos Congelados/efeitos da radiação , Humanos , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Alimentos Marinhos/efeitos da radiação , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos da radiação
16.
J Food Sci ; 75(4): M222-30, 2010 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20546414

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: The effects of low-dose irradiation (0.25 to 2 kGy) and postirradiation storage (at 4 degrees C) on microbial and visual quality, color values (L*, a*, b*, chroma, and hue [ degrees ]), and chlorophyll content (Chl a, Chl b, and total Chl) of fresh mint were evaluated. Samples inoculated with E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and MS2 bacteriophage were irradiated and evaluated. E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella populations were reduced by 2 to 2.4, 3.5, and 5.8 log CFU/g, respectively, 1 d after treatment with 0.25, 0.60, and 1 kGy, respectively, and were completely eliminated at 2 kGy. None of the irradiation doses (P < 0.0001) reduced MS2 bacteriophage populations by more than 0.60 log PFU/g. Irradiation doses did not affect visual quality and samples remained of excellent to good quality (score 7.75 to 9) for up to 9 d of storage. Irradiation at 0.60, 1, and 2 kGy increased (P < 0.0001) Chl a, Chl b, and total Chl. Both total Chl and Chl a decreased significantly after 3 d of storage. Significant decreases in Chl b were not observed until day 12 of storage. Color values (L*, b*, and chroma) were not significantly different until day 6 of storage and hue ( degrees ) remained unchanged (179 degrees ) for the entire storage period of 12 d. Overall, irradiation did not change L*, a*, b*, or chroma. These results demonstrate that irradiation of fresh mint at 2 kGy has the potential to improve its microbial quality and extend its shelf life without compromising its visual quality and color. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Mints and other raw fresh herbs are widely used for flavoring as well as garnish in a variety of dishes without further cooking. However, mint is one considered as one of the high-risk herbs when it comes to microbial contamination. We have evaluated the use of gamma irradiation treatment at very low doses ranging from 0 to 2 kGy to eliminate seeded Salmonella spp, E. coli O157:H7, and MS2 bacteriophage, a surrogate of hepatitis A virus. We found that low-dose irradiation (1.0 to 2.0 kGy) appears to be a promising method for improving the microbiological quality of fresh mint without compromising its visual and color attributes. This method may be applied to many popular fresh culinary herbs that are commonly used as garnishes in Asian cuisine.


Assuntos
Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Mentha piperita/microbiologia , Mentha piperita/efeitos da radiação , Folhas de Planta/microbiologia , Folhas de Planta/efeitos da radiação , Clorofila/análise , Clorofila/efeitos da radiação , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Escherichia coli O157/isolamento & purificação , Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Manipulação de Alimentos , Doenças Transmitidas por Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Raios gama , Vírus da Hepatite A/efeitos da radiação , Humanos , Levivirus/isolamento & purificação , Levivirus/efeitos da radiação , Mentha piperita/química , Pigmentação/efeitos da radiação , Folhas de Planta/química , Controle de Qualidade , Salmonella/isolamento & purificação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Sensação , Fatores de Tempo , Ensaio de Placa Viral
17.
Chemosphere ; 78(9): 1186-91, 2010 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20060566

RESUMO

Disinfection of surface water containing dissolved iron (0.3 mg L(-1)) at natural neutral pH ( approximately 7.5) was carried out via solar disinfection (SODIS) treatment in PET bottles with H(2)O(2) (10 mg L(-1)). Wild coliforms and Salmonella sp. were monitored for 6 h of sunlight irradiation and 72 h of dark post-treatment period. In our conditions, SODIS treatment could not avoid Salmonella sp. re-growth during dark storage, meanwhile the addition of 10 mg L(-1) of H(2)O(2) showed a strong enhancement of the inactivation rate without any re-growth of both bacteria. Finally, total coliforms (Escherichia coli included) demonstrated to be an inappropriate indicator for monitoring bacterial contamination in water during solar disinfection processes.


Assuntos
Desinfecção , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/farmacologia , Ferro/química , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Luz Solar , Água/química , Burkina Faso , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Salmonella/efeitos dos fármacos
18.
J Food Sci ; 75(7): M462-7, 2010 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21535557

RESUMO

UNLABELLED: The effect of electron beam (e-beam) radiation on the recovery of Salmonella serotypes Tennessee (ATCC 10722) and Typhimurium (ATCC 14028) in creamy peanut butter over a 14-d storage period at 22 °C was studied. Each Salmonella type was independently inoculated into peanut butter and subjected to e-beam doses that ranged from 0 to 3.1 kGy, confirmed by film dosimetry. After 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 14-d of storage, microbial analyses were conducted. Survivors were recovered on growth and selective media using standard spread-plating methods. Microbial counts (CFU/g) were log-converted and differences were determined by ANOVA and Tukey's Honestly Significant Differences test. When samples were not e-beam-treated, there were no significant changes (P > 0.05) in microbial numbers over time. In e-beamed samples, microbial numbers decreased over time; however, reductions were not always significant. Initial recovery rates (R-rates) 2 d after e-beam treatment were significantly different for the 2 strains of Salmonella and between recovery media (P < 0.05); however, these differences did not persist for the remainder of the storage period (P > 0.05) indicating that injured cells were not able to survive in the high-fat, low-water activity peanut butter environment. R-rates for both strains of Salmonella were maintained until day 14 when there were significant reductions in Salmonella Typhimurium (P < 0.05). These results indicate that Salmonella Tennessee and Salmonella Typhimurium will survive in peanut butter when exposed to nonlethal doses of e-beam irradiation. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: Electron beam (e-beam) irradiation is an alternative to thermal processing; this technique inactivates microorganisms and insects that might be present in a food by generating radiation by accelerated electrons that inactivate organisms directly because of interaction with cell components and indirectly by producing free radicals that disrupt integrity of the cell membrane. E-beam radiation will reduce the number of probable microbiological hazards that could be present while the food remains generally unaffected in texture, taste, and nutritional value. A recent study showed e-beam irradiation to be effective at reducing both Salmonella Tennessee and Typhimurium in peanut butter by one log after exposure to less than 1 kGy, highlighting the need to explore this process further.


Assuntos
Arachis/microbiologia , Condimentos/microbiologia , Irradiação de Alimentos , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Sementes/microbiologia , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Manipulação de Alimentos , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Viabilidade Microbiana , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Intoxicação Alimentar por Salmonella/prevenção & controle , Salmonella typhimurium/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Salmonella typhimurium/efeitos da radiação , Especificidade da Espécie , Fatores de Tempo
19.
São Paulo; s.n; 28 nov. 2008. 111 p. ilus, tab, graf.
Tese em Português | LILACS | ID: lil-512973

RESUMO

As mudanças nos hábitos de consumo e a presença de compostos com propriedades antioxidantes, capazes de reduzir o risco de doenças degenerativas, aumentaram a procura por vegetais minimamente processados. Uma vez que as doenças transmitidas por esses vegetais são um problema crescente no cenário internacional, este estudo foi conduzido com o objetivo de avaliar a viabilidade da utilização do processo de irradiação associado à embalagem sob atmosfera modificada (15% O2, 5% CO2 e 80% N2) em rúcula (Eruca sativa Mill.) minimamente processada para garantir a inocuidade do alimento. Nesta pesquisa constatou-se que a sanificação com ozônio (0,08 ppm/5 minutos) reduziu as populações de psicrotróficos e mesófilos aeróbios, bactérias láticas, Pseudomonas e coliformes termotolerantes em até 1 ciclo logarítimico. Não foi verificada a presença de Listeria monocytogenes ou Salmonella nas amostras analisadas, tanto antes quanto após o processamento mínimo. Os valores de D10 determinados neste estudo, para Salmonella e L. monocytogenes inoculadas em amostras de rúcula variaram de 0,16 a 0,22 kGy e de 0,33 a 0,48 kGy, respectivamente, não diferindo estatisticamente (P>0,05) em relação ao tipo de embalagem utilizada (ar atmosférico e atmosfera modificada). A combinação da aplicação de 2 kGy associada à atmosfera modificada foi o tratamento mais eficiente para reduzir a população de L. monocytogenes a níveis não detectáveis ao longo de todo o período de armazenamento...


Assuntos
Adulto , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Embalagem de Alimentos , Conservação de Alimentos , Raios gama , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos da radiação , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Verduras , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Centrifugação , Amostras de Alimentos , Manipulação de Alimentos/métodos
20.
J Food Sci ; 73(5): M201-7, 2008 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18577001

RESUMO

Small fruits are increasingly being implicated in outbreaks of foodborne illness, and fresh produce is now the 2nd leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States. Conventional methods of decontamination are not effective, and there is a need to evaluate novel technologies. Pulsed ultraviolet (UV)-light is one such technology. In this study, pulsed UV-light was applied to strawberries and raspberries at varying UV doses and times. On raspberries, maximum reductions of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella were 3.9 and 3.4 log(10) CFU/g at 72 and 59.2 J/cm(2), respectively. On the surfaces of strawberries, maximum reductions were 2.1 and 2.8 log(10) CFU/g at 25.7 and 34.2 J/cm(2), respectively. There was no observable damage to the fruits at these UV doses. The results obtained in this study indicate that pulsed UV-light has the potential to be used as a decontamination method for raspberries and strawberries.


Assuntos
Escherichia coli O157/efeitos da radiação , Irradiação de Alimentos/métodos , Frutas/microbiologia , Salmonella/efeitos da radiação , Raios Ultravioleta , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Qualidade de Produtos para o Consumidor , Relação Dose-Resposta à Radiação , Escherichia coli O157/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Contaminação de Alimentos/prevenção & controle , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Humanos , Salmonella/crescimento & desenvolvimento
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