Coagulase positive staphylococci are generally difficult to grow in foodstuffs without substantial temperature abuse and foodborne outbreaks are uncommon. The following incident resulted in the first detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin in food in a Queensland outbreak and is the first reported outbreak of staphylococcal foodborne illness in Queensland since 1997 when 42 people in a Bundaber...

The lactoperoxidase (LP) system may be used to achieve the desired bleaching of fluid whey with the addition of low concentrations (<50mg/kg) of hydrogen peroxide. The addition of an exogenous peroxidase (EP) to whey may also be used to aid in whey bleaching when the LP system is not fully active. The objectives of this study were to monitor LP activity in previously refrigerated or frozen milk...

Fifty milk samples were assessed for prevalence and enumeration of coliform bacteria under refrigeration. Refrigeration exerted profound effect conferring diminished growth of Citrobacter, Enterobacter and Serratia, however, itfavoured Salmonella, E.coli and Klebsiella on other hand. Among them, Salmonella appeared with highest load both in pre-refrigerated (23%) as well as post-refrigerated (4...

Environment sensing systems and positioning systems such as GPS (Global Positioning System) are requirements for logistics supply chains, especially refrigerated cargo systems that require environment sensing data. In this paper, we state our system requirements and compare our proposed solution with other existing solutions. Our proposed system focuses on the cold chain tracking system to prov...

The freshly harvested Carambola (Averrhoa Carambola L.) fruits were packed in different packaging matrials like high density polyethylene (HDPE) with a 1% and 2% ventilation with a pretreatment 2 % CaCl2 stored at ambient and also in refrigerated conditions the temperature was in the range of 18.0 to 21.0 0 C and Relative humidity of about 86 per cent. To evaluate the storage condition and pret...

Proteins Grains and Starches Canned fish Tuna in a pouch Canned beef stew Canned salmon Bean soup Canned and dried beans Canned chili Nut butter Canned nuts Instant rice Dried pasta Noodle mixes Macaroni and cheese (mix or microwavable) Cold cereal Hot cereal mixes Oatmeal Crackers Granola bars Instant mashed potatoes Dairy Vegetables Instant breakfast drinks (non-refrigerated) Canned vegetable...

to assess the effects of pre-analytical handling (storage time and temperature) on selected hematological parameters, whole blood samples were collected in edta coated tubes from each of 30 clinically normal male adult beagle dogs. each sample was separated in 2 aliquots, of which one was stored in ambient temperature (25 ˚c) and the other one was refrigerated (2 to 4 ˚c). complete blood counts...

High pressure processing (HPP) is an industrially tested technology that offers a more natural, environmentally friendly alternative for pasteurization or shelf life extension of a wide range of food products (Welti-Chanes et al., 2005). Commercial high pressure, low temperature methods achieve inactivation of vegetative microorganisms by subjecting vacuum-sealed food in flexible packaging to t...