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Inactivation kinetics of food-borne pathogens subjected to thermal treatments: a review

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Pages 177-188 | Received 21 Apr 2017, Accepted 23 Aug 2017, Published online: 02 Mar 2018
 

Abstract

Thermal processing technologies are safe and easy to control methods without leaving residues, and could be used to inactivate food-borne pathogens, ensure food quality and provide the food with sufficient stability during storage. Establishing inactivation kinetics of food-borne pathogens is essential in developing effective pasteurisation protocols without damaging food quality. This study presents a comprehensive review of recent progresses in inactivation kinetics of food-borne pathogens. It covers theoretical bases and experimental methods for developing thermal inactivation kinetics of food-borne pathogens and making comparisons and applications of the common thermal death kinetic models. Finally, it proposes possible recommendations on the future research directions of establishing inactivation kinetic models for food-borne pathogens in thermal processing.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by General Program of National Natural Science Foundation in China (31371853, 31772031) and National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0401004, 2017YFD0400900).

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