Antimicrobial Efficacy of Biodegradable Films and Coatings on Beef

Chilled fresh and processed meat product surfaces can be contaminated with pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. These bacteria can impact the safety and shelf life of these products. New approaches to effectively control bacteria on meat are constantly being sort. Antimicrobial films and coating produc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohd Shahid, Nadiatul Syima Bt
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48743
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Summary:Chilled fresh and processed meat product surfaces can be contaminated with pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. These bacteria can impact the safety and shelf life of these products. New approaches to effectively control bacteria on meat are constantly being sort. Antimicrobial films and coating produced from the plant protein kafirin, and containing essential oils or nisin, were shown to have potential to control these bacteria, improve the safety and reduce the spoilage of meat products.