Efficacy of sanitized ice in reducing bacterial load on fish fillet and in the water collected from the melted ice.
This study investigated the efficacy of sanitized ice for the reduction of bacteria in the water collected from the ice that melted during storage of whole and filleted Tilapia fish. Also, bacterial reductions on the fish fillets were investigated. The sanitized ice was prepared by freezing solutions of PRO-SAN (an organic acid formulation) and neutral electrolyzed water (NEW). For the whole fish study, the survival of the natural microflora was determined from the water of the melted ice prepared with PRO-SAN and tap water. These water samples were collected during an 8 h storage period. For the fish fillet study, samples were inoculated with Escherichia coli K12, Listeria innocua, and Pseudomonas putida then stored on crushed sanitized ice. The efficacies of these were tested by enumerating each bacterial species on the fish fillet and in the water samples at 12 and 24 h intervals for 72 h, respectively. Results showed that each bacterial population was reduced during the test. However, a bacterial reduction of < 1 log CFU was obtained for the fillet samples. A maximum of approximately 2 log CFU and > 3 log CFU reductions were obtained in the waters sampled after the storage of whole fish and the fillets, respectively. These reductions were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the water from sanitized ice when compared with the water from the unsanitized melted ice. These results showed that the organic acid formulation and NEW considerably reduced the bacterial numbers in the melted ice and thus reduced the potential for cross-contamination.
Feliciano
Lizanel
L
Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Ohio State Univ., 2015 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210. USA.
Lee
Jaesung
J
Lopes
John A
JA
Pascall
Melvin A
MA
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002713:Chlorine / Q000494:pharmacology; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004572:Electrolysis / Q000379:methods; D048168:Escherichia coli K12 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005519:Food Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007053:Ice; D008087:Listeria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017747:Seafood / Q000382:microbiology*; D017210:Tilapia / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D007053:Ice; D014867:Water; D019343:Citric Acid; D002713:Chlorine; C001114:dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid