Retention of viability of salmonella in sucrose as affected by type of inoculum, water activity, and storage temperature.
Author(s) : BEUCHAT L. R., MANN D. A., KELLY C. A., et al.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Outbreaks of salmonellosis have been associated with consumption of high-sugar, low-water activity (aw) foods. The study reported here was focused on determining the effect of storage temperature (5 and 25°C) on survival of initially high and low levels of Salmonella in dry-inoculated sucrose (aw 0.26 ± 0.01 to 0.54 ± 0.01) and wet-inoculated sucrose (aw 0.24 ± 0.01 to 0.44 ± 0.04) over a 52-week period. With the exception of dry-inoculated sucrose at aw 0.26, Salmonella survived for 52 weeks in dry- and wet-inoculated sucrose stored at 5 and 25°C. Retention of viability was clearly favored in sucrose stored at 5°C compared with 25°C, regardless of level or type of inoculum or aw. Survival at 5°C was not affected by aw. Initial high-inoculum counts of 5.18 and 5.25 log CFU/g of dry-inoculated sucrose (aw 0.26 and 0.54, respectively) stored for 52 weeks at 5°C decreased by 0.56 and 0.53 log CFU/g; counts decreased by >4.18 and >4.25 log CFU/g in samples stored at 25°C. Inactivation rates in wet-inoculated sucrose were similar to those in dry-inoculated sucrose; however, a trend toward higher persistence of Salmonella in dry- versus wet-inoculated sucrose suggests there was a higher proportion of cells in the wet inoculum with low tolerance to osmotic stress. Survival patterns were similar in sucrose initially containing a low level of Salmonella (2.26 to 2.91 log CFU/g). The pathogen was recovered from low-inoculated sucrose stored at 5°C for 52 weeks regardless of type of inoculum or aw and from dry-inoculated sucrose (aw 0.54) and wet-inoculated sucrose (aw 0.24) stored at 25°C for 12 and 26 weeks, respectively. Results emphasize the importance of preventing contamination of sucrose intended for use as an ingredient in foods not subjected to a treatment that would be lethal to Salmonella.
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- Original title: Retention of viability of salmonella in sucrose as affected by type of inoculum, water activity, and storage temperature.
- Record ID : 30022626
- Languages: English
- Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 80 - n. 9
- Publication date: 2017/09
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-537
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Themes:
Food quality and safety. Microbiology;
Chilling of foodstuffs - Keywords: Salmonella; Temperature; Storage; Sucrose; Humidity; Expérimentation; Dehydration; Water
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