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Spraying of beef carcass samples with
is considered a less effective decontamina- ASC (1200 ppm for 10 s at 69 kPa at 22–
tion agent than organic acids (Acuff 2005; 24°C) activated with phosphoric or citric acid
Edwards and Fung 2006), whereas concerns (final pH 2.5–2.9) decreased inoculated E.
have been expressed for corrosion of equip- coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium counts
ment, formation of harmful by-products by 4 to 5 log10 CFU/cm2 and L. monocyto-
when reacting with organic matter, and oxi- genes and S. aureus counts by 1–1.9 log10
dation of meat color and lipids. Indeed, CFU/cm2 (Castillo et al. 1999b; Lim and
Meat Decontamination 65
Mustapha 2004). A mixture of ASC with Aqueous ozone solutions have also been
0.5% CPC or 0.1% potassium sorbate yielded evaluated as decontamination interventions
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