Liha töötlemine
respect, it was found that Penicillium chrys- when they are tightly packaged in a box, the
ogenum as starter culture may sometimes moisture coming out from inner layers makes
produce toxin (Spotti and Berni 2007); in the the mold layer wet, loosening it so that it
absence of carbohydrate, toxin production comes off, which gives an unattractive
does not take place, the presence of sulfhydril appearance. One more disadvantage of sen-
groups inactivates patulin (Hofmann et al. soric nature also has to be mentioned: in
1971), and a combination of suboptimal tem- some cases Kocuria strains grow together
perature, the presence of competing molds with yeasts as the first microbes at the begin-
and intensive smoking inhibits mold growth ning of ripening, even if technological pro-
and toxin production (Incze and Frank 1976a, cesses were controlled. This layer does not
b)