date:May 23, 2012
with L. innocua and then and loaded into open preformed trays before being treated with FP steam at 120C for 1.5 seconds. LAE was then added immediately before the packages were then vacuum-sealed. Separate frankfurters were also subject to the treatments individually as a control.
All single layer packages of frankfurters were held at 10C for 12 weeks and tested three times for LM growth.
The team found that LM inhibition on individually treated frankfurter lasted up to10 weeks by which time