Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages 235-244Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.10.006
Keywords
Ready to eat vegetable salads; Foodborne diseases; Contamination; Innovative technologies; Shelf life
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- lexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
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The consumption of ready to eat vegetable salads among consumers in developing countries has increased with the change in life style pattern. However, food borne disease linked to these salads poses safety threats. Studies have shown the occurrence of various microbial pathogens which includes Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, coliforms, Salmonella etc. in these types of ready to eat vegetable salads. In order to overcome these safety threats, to control the microbial pathogens and to enhance the shelf life, different techniques like modified atmospheric conditions, refrigeration, innovative technologies etc. are exploited. This review insight on pathogenic prevalence of ready to eat vegetable salads in developing countries and technological advances used to counter these pathogens. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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