Differences in inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains in ground beef following repeated high pressure processing treatments and cold storage

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yijing Zhou ◽  
Mukund V. Karwe ◽  
Karl R. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Cold Storage ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157

Use of Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli Surrogates as Predictors of the Survival of Nontyphoidal Salmonella, non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli, and Escherichia coli O157 Populations after High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 1068-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
DALE R. WOERNER ◽  
IFIGENIA GEORNARAS ◽  
JENNIFER N. MARTIN ◽  
KEITH E. BELK ◽  
GARY R. ACUFF ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Shiga Toxin ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Specific Level ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Pathogen Populations

ABSTRACT Validated surrogates are a useful tool for studying the response of pathogens to food safety interventions, but better surrogates are needed for studies using high pressure processing. Ground beef (85% lean, 15% fat) was inoculated separately with mixed cultures of Escherichia coli O157, non-O157 Shiga toxin–producing E. coli, nontyphoidal Salmonella, and nonpathogenic E. coli surrogate bacteria. The inoculated ground beef was subjected to high hydrostatic pressures of 200, 400, and 600 MPa for 4, 6, and 8 min at each pressure. High pressure processing at 200 MPa reduced the inoculated populations of the pathogenic bacteria by 0.9 to 1.8 log CFU/g, 400 MPa reduced the inoculated populations by 2.5 to 3.6 log CFU/g, and 600 MPa reduced the inoculated populations by 4.5 to 5.6 log CFU/g. The nonpathogenic E. coli surrogates were more resistant to the effects of high pressure processing than were the inoculated pathogen populations. This finding suggests that the nonpathogenic E. coli surrogates could be used as process control indicators for high pressure processing of ground beef to predict a specific level of pathogen reduction. The surviving populations of the potential surrogate bacteria were proportional to the surviving populations of the pathogenic bacteria. The models allow for an estimation of the potential surviving populations of the pathogenic bacteria based on quantitative results of the populations of the surrogate bacteria.

Inactivation of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes within Plant versus Beef Burgers in Response to High Pressure Processing

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 865-873
Author(s):  
ANNA C. S. PORTO-FETT ◽  
LAURA E. SHANE ◽  
BRADLEY A. SHOYER ◽  
MANUELA OSORIA ◽  
YANGJIN JUNG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Shiga Toxin ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
High Pressure Processing ◽  
Empirical Observation ◽  
Beef Burger ◽  
Beef Burgers

ABSTRACT We evaluated high pressure processing to lower levels of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated into samples of plant or beef burgers. Multistrain cocktails of STEC and L. monocytogenes were separately inoculated (∼7.0 log CFU/g) into plant burgers or ground beef. Refrigerated (i.e., 4°C) or frozen (i.e., −20°C) samples (25 g each) were subsequently exposed to 350 MPa for up to 9 or 18 min or 600 MPa for up to 4.5 or 12 min. When refrigerated plant or beef burger samples were treated at 350 MPa for up to 9 min, levels of STEC were reduced by ca. 0.7 to 1.3 log CFU/g. However, when refrigerated plant or beef burger samples were treated at 350 MPa for up to 9 min, levels of L. monocytogenes remained relatively unchanged (ca. ≤0.3-log CFU/g decrease) in plant burger samples but were reduced by ca. 0.3 to 2.0 log CFU/g in ground beef. When refrigerated plant or beef burger samples were treated at 600 MPa for up to 4.5 min, levels of STEC and L. monocytogenes were reduced by ca. 0.7 to 4.1 and ca. 0.3 to 5.6 log CFU/g, respectively. Similarly, when frozen plant and beef burger samples were treated at 350 MPa up to 18 min, reductions of ca. 1.7 to 3.6 and ca. 0.6 to 3.6 log CFU/g in STEC and L. monocytogenes numbers, respectively, were observed. Exposure of frozen plant or beef burger samples to 600 MPa for up to 12 min resulted in reductions of ca. 2.4 to 4.4 and ca. 1.8 to 3.4 log CFU/g in levels of STEC and L. monocytogenes, respectively. Via empirical observation, pressurization did not adversely affect the color of plant burger samples, whereas appreciable changes in color were observed in pressurized ground beef. These data confirm that time and pressure levels already validated for control of STEC and L. monocytogenes in ground beef will likely be equally effective toward these same pathogens in plant burgers without causing untoward effects on product color. HIGHLIGHTS

Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef by Single-Cycle and Multiple-Cycle High-Pressure Treatments

2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
PILAR MORALES ◽  
JAVIER CALZADA ◽  
MARTA ÁVILA ◽  
MANUEL NUÑEZ
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Shear Force ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
Escherichia Coli O157 ◽  
Single Cycle ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Beef Patties ◽  
Texture Parameters ◽  
Multiple Cycle

The effect of single- and multiple-cycle high-pressure treatments on the survival of Escherichia coli CECT 4972, a strain belonging to the O157:H7 serotype, in ground beef was investigated. Beef patties were inoculated with 107 CFU/g E. coli O157:H7, and held at 4°C for 20 h before high-pressure treatments. Reduction of the E. coli O157:H7 population by single-cycle treatments at 400 MPa and 12°C ranged from 0.82 log CFU/g for a 1-min cycle to 4.39 log CFU/g for a 20-min cycle. Multiple-cycle treatments were very effective, with four 1-min cycles at 400 MPa and 12°C reducing the E. coli O157:H7 population by 4.38 log CFU/g, and three 5-min cycles by 4.96 log CFU/g. The color parameter L* increased significantly with high-pressure treatments in the interior and the exterior of beef patties, whereas a* decreased in the interior, and b* increased in the exterior—changes that might diminish consumer acceptance of the product. Kramer shear force and energy were generally higher in pressurized than in control ground beef. Maximum values for these texture parameters, which corresponded to tougher patties, were reached after one 10-min cycle in the case of single-cycle treatments or two 5-min cycles in the case of multiple-cycle treatments. High-pressure treatments had no significant effect on Warner-Bratzler shear force.

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