Cetylpyridinium chloride direct spray treatments reduce Salmonella on cantaloupe rough surfaces

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dc.contributor.authorSaucedo-Alderete, Raúl O.en
dc.contributor.authorEifert, Joseph D.en
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, Renee R.en
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.authorWelbaum, Gregory E.en
dc.contributor.departmentFood Science and Technologyen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-06T13:59:19Zen
dc.date.available2019-09-06T13:59:19Zen
dc.date.issued2018-08en
dc.description.abstractCetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) solutions (0, 0.5, or 1.0%) were applied to cantaloupe (Athena and Hale's Best Jumbo cultivars) rind plugs, either before or after inoculation with a broth culture of Salmonella Michigan (10(9) CFU/mL) and held at 37 degrees C for 1 or 24 hr. Rind plugs were diluted, shaken, and sonicated, and solutions were enumerated. Texture quality and color were evaluated over 14 days storage at 4 degrees C after 0 and 1% CPC spray applications. A 0.5 or 1.0% (vol/vol) application of CPC after Salmonella reduced the pathogen levels between 2.34 log CFU/mL and 5.16 log CFU/mL in comparison to the control (p<.01). No differences were observed in the firmness and color of 1% CPC treated cantaloupes. Salmonella concentrations on cantaloupes, treated with 1.0% CPC, were lower after 1 hr storage as compared to 24 hr. And, Salmonella on Athena surfaces were more susceptible to CPC spray treatments than on Hale's Best Jumbo. Practical applicationsCetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) is the active ingredient of some antiseptic oral mouth rinses, and has a broad antimicrobial spectrum with a rapid bactericidal effect on gram-positive pathogens. The spray application of CPC solutions to cantaloupe may reduce the level of Salmonella surface contamination during production from irrigation water and manure fertilizers and, during food processing by contaminated equipment and food handlers. Since the surfaces of cantaloupes are highly rough or irregular, bacteria can easily attach to these surfaces and become difficult to remove. Appropriate postharvest washing and sanitizing procedures are needed that can help control Salmonella and other pathogens on melons, especially on cantaloupes with nested surfaces. A direct surface spray application of CPC may be an alternative antimicrobial postharvest treatment to reduce pathogen contamination of cantaloupe melons, while providing an alternative to chlorine-based solutions.en
dc.description.notesGovernment of Panama; National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation; Virginia Techen
dc.description.sponsorshipGovernment of Panama; National Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation; Virginia Techen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jfs.12471en
dc.identifier.eissn1745-4565en
dc.identifier.issn0149-6085en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.othere12471en
dc.identifier.pmid30197459en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/93498en
dc.identifier.volume38en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.titleCetylpyridinium chloride direct spray treatments reduce Salmonella on cantaloupe rough surfacesen
dc.title.serialJournal of Food Safetyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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