Influence of antimicrobial packaging on kinetics of spoilage microbial growth in milk and orange juice

Use of nisin and other bacteriocins for preservation of dairy products

“…Since the solubility and stability of nisin decreases from the optimal pH 2.0 to 6.0 (Hurst, 1981), a lower pH and a higher temperature favoured the migration of the bacteriocin from the film. These results agree with those of Lee, Park, and Lee (2004), whereby virgin paperboard coated with nisin and/or chitosan in a binder of vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer was assessed during storage of pasteurized milk at different temperatures. The antimicrobial paperboards retarded the microbial growth of aerobic bacteria and yeasts at 3 and 10 1C, whereas the effect was marginal at 20 1C.…”

Coating papers with soy protein isolates as inclusion matrix of carvacrol

“…This activity could be exerted either by direct contact food surfaces using antimicrobial non migratory or controlled diffusion systems or by indirect contact using volatiles antimicrobial releasing systems. Many preservatives, such as bacteriocins, organics acids, various plant extracts, volatiles from essential oils, silver-substituted zeolite, have been incorporated in packaging materials to provide antimicrobial activity (Appendini & Hotchkiss, 2002;Coma, Sebti, Pardon, Deschamps, & Pichavant, 2001;Dawson, Harmon, Sotthibandhu, & Han, 2005;Hoffmann, Han, & Dawson, 2001;Lee, Park, & Lee, 2004;Pranoto, Rakshit, & Salokhe, 2005;Quintavalla & Vicini, 2002). Moreover, active films containing essential oils as antimicrobial agents have been already combined with several preservation techniques such as low dose c-irradiation to enhance shelf life of food stuff (Ouattara, Simard, Piette, Begin, & Holley, 2000).…”

Food Biopreservation

“…In experimental trials, a low-density polyethylene fi lm coated with nisin retarded growth of Micrococcus luteus as an indicator strain in raw, pasteurized and UHT milk (Mauriello et al 2005 ). Similar results were reported with virgin paperboard coated with nisin and/or chitosan in a binder of vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer during storage of pasteurized milk (Lee et al 2004 ), or with cross-linked hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) fi lms containing nisin (Sebti et al 2003 ).…”