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Title Fluorescence of dietary porphyrins as a basis for real-time detection of fecal contamination on meat
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Authors Ashby, KD; Wen, J; Chowdhury, P; Casey, TA; Rasmussen, MA; Petrich, JW
Title Fluorescence of dietary porphyrins as a basis for real-time detection of fecal contamination on meat
Year 2003
Published Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry, 51, 11
DOI 10.1021/jf0211736
Abstract Digestion of green plants in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract produces degradation products from chlorophyll that cause ingesta and feces to be highly fluorescent. This property was exploited for development and construction of instruments to noninvasively detect minute quantities of feces on meat samples in real time. The presence of feces on meat products is a primary source of foodborne pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella. This new technology provides a rapid and accurate alternative to the practice of visual inspection and augments more time-consuming biological testing methods. This innovation can assist meat processors and government inspectors in their efforts to provide safe and wholesome food to consumers.
Author Keywords real-time detection; fluorescence spectroscopy; fecal contamination; food safety; chlorophyll degradation
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000182932700047
WoS Category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Applied; Food Science & Technology
Research Area Agriculture; Chemistry; Food Science & Technology
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