title: Salmonella decontamination of broiler carcasses with lactic acid, L-cysteine, and hydrogen peroxide.
abstract: Experiments on salmonella decontamination of broiler carcasses with lactic acid, L-cysteine, and hydrogen peroxide were performed. Treatment with lactic acid (1%) and hydrogen peroxide (.5%) resulted in a 4-log cycle reduction in colony forming units of Salmonella typhimurium both with pure cultures and with artificially inoculated broiler carcasses. L-cysteine was nonbactericidal in these experiments.
authors.affiliation: Spelderholt Centre for Poultry Research and Extension, Beekbergen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: van der Hulst
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bolder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003545:Cysteine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007773:Lactates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008460:Meat; D011200:Poultry; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D003545:Cysteine