Meat product
Target
Antimicrobial
Packaging
Results
Reference
Vacuum packed beef
carcass surface tissue sections
Brochothrix
thermosphacta
Nisin co - extrusion
Polyethylene
Initial population
reduction
Siragusa et al. 1999
Lean and adipose beef
carcass tissues
Brochothrix
thermosphacta
Nisin
Alginate gel
Reduction in growth
during storage
Cutter and Siragusa
1996
Lean beef surfaces
Brochothrix
thermosphacta, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli
O157:H7
Triclosan incorporation
Plastic
No or little effect
Cutter 1999
Fresh broiler skin
Salmonella
typhimurium,
mesophiles, psychrotrophs
Nisin, EDTA, citric
acid, Tween 80 incorporation
Polyvinyl chloride,
polyethylene, nylon
Alginate fi
lm, agar
fi lm
Salmonella population
reduction during storage,
Mesophiles/
psychrotrophs reduction in growth during storage
Natrajan and Sheldon
2000a, 2000b
Fresh turkey breast,
ham, and fresh beef
Listeria monocytogenes
Pediocin coating
Cellulose casings
Growth inhibition
Ming et al. 1997
Lean beef tissue
Listeria monocytogenes
Lactic acid, acetic acid
Alginate gel
Population reduction
during storage
Siragusa and Dickson
1992
Hot dogs
Listeria monocytogenes
Nisin
Methylcellulose
Growth inhibition
Franklin et al. 2004
Ham
Lactic acid bacteria
Nisin
Cellulose inserts
Growth inhibition
Scannell et al. 2000
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