Larry R. Beuchat

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effects of four food-grade emulsifiers consisting largely of sucrose esters of fatty acids (lauric, palmitic, stearic and oleic) on the growth and survival of Escherichia coliO157:H7 in tryptic soy broth (TSB).

TL;DR: It is concluded that evaluation of sanitizers for their efficacy in killing L. monocytogenes was concluded that stomaching and homogenizing are equivalent in extracting cells; the sequential use of both processing methods did not substantially increase the efficiency of recovery.

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of unhydrogenated palm oil (PO) with and without peanut shell flour (PSF) to prevent oil separation in peanut butter was investigated and the results indicated that 2.0-2.5% PO should effectively stabilize peanut butter stored at 21-24 o C for ≥ 1 year without affecting color.

TL;DR: This study determined the prevalence of and toxin production by Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis in Korean rice as affected by production area and degree of milling, and concluded that B. cereus in rice produced in Korea is predominantly of the diarrheagenic type.

TL;DR: Proteolytic activity and measured changes in the pH of cantaloupe rind caused by growth of Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Epicoccum nigrum, Geotrichum candidum, and Penicillium expansum showed proteolyticactivity on agar media containing gelatin and/or casein, with concurrent increases in pH, thus favoring survival and growth of salmonellae.