TY - JOUR
T1 - Survival of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in date palm paste and syrup at different storage temperatures
AU - Olaimat, Amin N.
AU - Al-Holy, Murad A.
AU - Abughoush, Mahmoud H.
AU - Daseh, Lamees
AU - Al-Nabulsi, Anas A.
AU - Osaili, Tareq M.
AU - Al-Rousan, Walid
AU - Maghaydah, Sofyan
AU - Ayyash, Mutamed
AU - Holley, Richard A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Institute of Food Technologists.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the behavior of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in processed date paste and syrup at different temperatures. Commercial products were inoculated with approximately 6 log CFU/mL of S. enterica or L. monocytogenes and stored at 4, 10, and 24°C for 90 days. S. enterica was able to survive in date products until the end of storage at 4°C. At this temperature, numbers decreased by 2.1 log CFU/g in date paste and by 3.4 log CFU/g in date syrup; however, at 10°C, cells were reduced >4.2 log CFU/g and were undetectable by direct plating in date paste or by enrichment (complete elimination) in syrup. Further, at 24°C, complete elimination of S. enterica was achieved in date paste and syrup by 30 and 7 days, respectively. L. monocytogenes numbers decreased by 1.4, 4.4, and >4.6 log CFU/g in date paste stored at 4, 10, and 24°C for 90 days, respectively. In date syrup, numbers of L. monocytogenes decreased to undetectable levels by 50, 14, and 4 days at 4, 10, and 24°C, respectively, by direct plating and complete elimination was observed at 10 and 24°C by 50 and 30 days of storage, respectively. The initial pH values of date paste and syrup were 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, and remained stable until the end of storage except for L. monocytogenes-inoculated syrup. Practical Application: Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes can easily survive in date paste and syrup particularly at refrigerator temperature, which explains the necessity of preventing the contamination of date products with foodborne pathogens.
AB - Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the behavior of Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes in processed date paste and syrup at different temperatures. Commercial products were inoculated with approximately 6 log CFU/mL of S. enterica or L. monocytogenes and stored at 4, 10, and 24°C for 90 days. S. enterica was able to survive in date products until the end of storage at 4°C. At this temperature, numbers decreased by 2.1 log CFU/g in date paste and by 3.4 log CFU/g in date syrup; however, at 10°C, cells were reduced >4.2 log CFU/g and were undetectable by direct plating in date paste or by enrichment (complete elimination) in syrup. Further, at 24°C, complete elimination of S. enterica was achieved in date paste and syrup by 30 and 7 days, respectively. L. monocytogenes numbers decreased by 1.4, 4.4, and >4.6 log CFU/g in date paste stored at 4, 10, and 24°C for 90 days, respectively. In date syrup, numbers of L. monocytogenes decreased to undetectable levels by 50, 14, and 4 days at 4, 10, and 24°C, respectively, by direct plating and complete elimination was observed at 10 and 24°C by 50 and 30 days of storage, respectively. The initial pH values of date paste and syrup were 4.7 and 4.8, respectively, and remained stable until the end of storage except for L. monocytogenes-inoculated syrup. Practical Application: Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes can easily survive in date paste and syrup particularly at refrigerator temperature, which explains the necessity of preventing the contamination of date products with foodborne pathogens.
KW - Salmonella
KW - date palm
KW - food contamination
KW - foodborne pathogens
KW - low water activity
KW - ready-to-eat foods
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U2 - 10.1111/1750-3841.16620
DO - 10.1111/1750-3841.16620
M3 - Article
C2 - 37243359
AN - SCOPUS:85160807414
SN - 0022-1147
VL - 88
SP - 2950
EP - 2959
JO - Journal of Food Science
JF - Journal of Food Science
IS - 7
ER -