Ground beef makes up more than half of the beef consumed in the US market. Although
numerous studies have been conducted on microbial safety and shelf life of ground beef …

The decontamination efficacy of antimicrobial treatments against Campylobacter jejuni on
chicken wings was evaluated. Chicken wings surface-inoculated with C. jejuni (3.9 log …

Simple Summary Most post-harvest interventions for addressing Salmonella in beef
products are applied directly to the carcass surface and are ineffective at reducing or …

Background Salmonella is recognized as a common bacterial cause of foodborne diarrheal
illness worldwide, and animal or its food products have been the most common vehicles of …

As demand for fresh-cut produce increases, minimizing the risk of salmonellosis becomes
critical for the produce industry. Sanitizers are routinely used during commercial flume …

ABSTRACT A study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a sulfuric acid–sodium
sulfate blend (SSS) against Escherichia coli O157: H7, non-O157 Shiga toxin–producing E …

Two studies were conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of pH-adjusted solutions of
peroxyacetic acid (PAA) against nonpathogenic Escherichia coli surrogates for Shiga toxin …

Two studies were conducted to evaluate efficacy of antimicrobial treatments against
Salmonella enterica on pork and Campylobacter jejuni on poultry. The first study was …

Recent foodborne illnesses associated with antibiotic resistant bacteria infection have
increased public health concerns throughout the world, particularly through the consumption …

Three experiments (six total studies) were conducted to complete this thesis. The first two
experiments explored the efficacy of antimicrobial interventions against inoculated bacterial …