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1. Microbiological evaluation of ready-to-eat iceberg lettuce during shelf-life and effectiveness of household washing methods

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Daniela Bencardino, Luca Agostino Vitali, and Dezemona Petrelli

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Iceberg lettuce, Microbial contamination, Ready-to-eat, Shelf-life, Washing, Food processing and manufacture, TP368-456
Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat (RTE) iceberg lettuce. Our investigation was based on the consumption tendency of university students considered a target market for this product. A total of 78 RTE samples were collected from chain supermarkets and analysed for the enumeration of aerobic mesophilic count (AMC), Escherichia coli and the detection of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes. All samples were negative for the presence of pathogens. The mean value of AMC at the beginning, in the middle and after the expiration date was: 6.88, 8.51 and 8.72 log CFU g-1, respectively. The same investigation was performed on 12 samples of fresh iceberg lettuce samples. No pathogens were found and the mean value of AMC was lower than the RTE category (5.73 log CFU g-1; P

Published
2018
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2. Microbiological evaluation of ready-to-eat iceberg lettuce during shelf-life and effectiveness of household washing methods

Author

Luca Agostino Vitali, Dezemona Petrelli, and Daniela Bencardino

Subjects
Salmonella, lcsh:TP368-456, Disinfectant, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Contamination, medicine.disease_cause, Shelf life, 040401 food science, Article, iceberg lettuce, lcsh:Food processing and manufacture, shelf-life, 0404 agricultural biotechnology, Listeria monocytogenes, Tap water, medicine, Environmental science, microbial contamination, washing, Food science, ready-to-eat, Iceberg lettuce, Food Science, Mesophile
Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the microbiological quality of ready-to-eat (RTE) iceberg lettuce. Our investigation was based on the consumption tendency of university students considered a target market for this product. A total of 78 RTE samples were collected from chain supermarkets and analysed for the enumeration of aerobic mesophilic count (AMC), Escherichia coli and the detection of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes. All samples were negative for the presence of pathogens. The mean value of AMC at the beginning, in the middle and after the expiration date was: 6.88, 8.51 and 8.72 log CFU g-1, respectively. The same investigation was performed on 12 samples of fresh iceberg lettuce samples. No pathogens were found and the mean value of AMC was lower than the RTE category (5.73 log CFU g-1; P

Published
2018

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