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USE OF MICROPOROUS PLASTIC FOR IN‐PACKAGE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERES
Author(s) -
BENEDICT ROBERT C.,
STRANGE ELIZABETH D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4565
pISSN - 0149-6085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1980.tb00396.x
Subject(s) - microporous material , carbon dioxide , food spoilage , modified atmosphere , food science , cellulose , materials science , shelf life , chemistry , environmental science , composite material , biology , organic chemistry , bacteria , genetics
Ground beef packaged and stored with carbon dioxide‐generating reagent packets made from (1) microporous plastic film or (2) non‐woven cellulose cloth had significantly (p<0.01) lower bacterial counts than ground meat packaged and stored without packets. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in bacterial counts of samples stored with the 2 types of packets. Samples with in‐package generated carbon dioxide atmospheres had approximately 2–3 days additional shelf‐life before spoilage.