Italian Journal of Food Safety (Mar 2010)

STUDY OF “BLOWN PACK” SPOILAGE OF CHILLED VACUUM PACKED BEEF

  • S Stella,
  • B Ripamonti,
  • S. Milesi,
  • F. Garrone,
  • L.M Chiesa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2010.7.85
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 7
pp. 85 – 86

Abstract

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Blown pack spoilage of vacuum packed chilled beef was characterised by chemical (GCMS) analysis, microscope evaluation and microbiological analysis. Large amounts of butyric acid were found; the alteration was probably caused by psychrotrophic clostridia.

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