Liha töötlemine
into the chemical decontamination of beef
carcass samples for E. coli, coliforms, and
carcasses over the last 30 years, in order to
Enterobacteriaceae, as well as Salmonella
reduce total bacterial numbers and presence
from 16.4, 37.9, 46.4, and 0.7%, to 0, 1.4,
of pathogens. Nowadays, chemical interven-
2.9, and 0%, respectively (Nutsch et al.
tions are applied as components of multiple
1997). However, concerns have been
sequential interventions, including knife-
expressed as to whether steam-pasteurized
trimming, steam-vacuuming, and thermal
carcasses become more susceptible to bacte-
annaabi.ee 
