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Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in salad vegetables through kitchen stimulation study


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Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi and Robin, Tunung and Paie, Margaret Selina and Chai, Lay Ching and Radu, Son and Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen and Cheah, Yoke Kqueen and Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki and Nakaguchi, Yoshitsugu and Malakar, Pradeep Kumar (2012) Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in salad vegetables through kitchen stimulation study. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 40 (1). pp. 55-62. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650

Abstract

This study was to investigate the occurrence of cross-contamination and decontamination in the kitchen via Listeria monocytogenes contaminated vegetables during salad preparation. In this study, naturally contaminated produce were used to provide realistic quantitative data as opposed to information obtained through artificial inoculation. The study was designed to simulate the real preparation of salad in kitchens in Malaysia which simply involved washing the vegetables in tap water and cutting them on a chopping board prior to serving. It was found that the mean percentage of transfer rates for L. monocytogenes from vegetables to wash water was 32.4–60.2%; from wash water to cucumber 24.9–66.3%; from vegetables to chopping board 18.9–32.2%; from chopping board to cucumber 5.4–75.3%. Washing of the vegetables in tap water caused a 0.3-log reduction of L. monocytogenes attached to the vegetables.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; Salad; Vegetables; Kitchen; Simulation
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 30 Dec 2016 02:30
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2016 02:30
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49302
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