ࡱ> 685 bjbjcc (vv D D /D<CCCCCCCC"pCCCCGCCKRCCCU'" 0DCCCD :   News Release Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas System May 27, 2009 Contacts: Navam Hettirachchy, Department of Food Science 479-575-4779/ nhettiar@uark.edu By Dave Edmark, Division of Agriculture Communications 479-575-5647 / dedmark@uark.edu Organic acids, plant extracts and irradiation combine to beat the bacteria FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. A mixture of some organic acids and some extracts from plants turns out to be enough to greatly reduce pathogenic bacteria on chicken breast meat. Add some irradiation to the mix and it makes a lethal combination against the bacteria. Food Safety Consortium researchers at the University of Arkansas Systems Division of Agriculture found that they could greatly reduce E. coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium in the chicken breast meat by infusing combinations of organic acids acetic, citric, lactic, malic and tartaric into the meat. The experiments were also performed with extracts from green tea and grape seeds in combination with the acids. Three of the organic acids malic, citric and tartaric were most effective against S. Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7, more than against L. monocytogenes. With irradiation factored in, the results were significant against all the pathogens. We want to determine the least amount of plant extracts that we can use and the least amount of irradiation dosage to get the best inhibitory effect, said Navam Hettiarachchy, a UA food science professor who supervised the project. Previous research by Hettiarachchys research team showed that extracts from grape seed and green tea reduced L. monocytogenes to undetectable levels when applied in combination with nisin, a bacteriocin recognized as a safe food preservative. The researchers are also using the plant extracts to serve as antioxidants, which minimizes lipid oxidation. Lipid oxidation is a process that causes meat quality to deteriorate by adversely affecting characteristics such as flavor, color and texture. Hettiarachchy said the research team has examined the effects of irradiation on the chickens color and texture and found no significant change. The research is continuing, but Hettiarachchy said a poultry company has already expressed interest in the projects findings. Irradiation, however, has not yet been applied widely in the United States as many companies have worried about potential resistance among consumers. Hettiarachcy suggested that labels on irradiated products could have a brief explanation of irradiation to educate consumers. I am hopeful that with time the public will become aware of irradiation processing so that they accept irradiation in processing poultry and meat products for safety against pathogens, Hettiarachchy said. A new education component is very important and may be the key for acceptance for irradiated food products by the consumer. 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