TABLE 1.
Characteristics and contamination predictions for sliced RTE meat products in the Hellenic retail market
| Product
|
n | pH | aw | Shelf life (days) | Predicted % of packages
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Manufacturer | Able to support growth | With >100 CFU/g at the end of shelf life (contaminated) | ||||
| 1 | Bresaola | V | 1 | 6.37 | 0.930 | 98 | 6.4 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Bresaola | V | 2 | 6.75 | 0.924 | 98 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Chicken breast | XV | 1 | 5.98 | 0.968 | 36 | 86.0 | 82.4 |
| 4 | Chicken breast | XV | 2 | 5.57 | 0.974 | 36 | 85.9 | 66.0 |
| 5 | Chicken breast | XV | 3 | 5.52 | 0.965 | 36 | 74.8 | 41.5 |
| 6 | Chicken breast | XV | 4 | 5.76 | 0.966 | 36 | 81.7 | 67.6 |
| 7 | Coppa | IV | 1 | 6.28 | 0.921 | —a | 2.1 | — |
| 8 | Coppa | V | 1 | 6.04 | 0.925 | 97 | 7.7 | 11.0 |
| 9 | Coppa | V | 2 | 6.11 | 0.905 | 98 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| 10 | Ham (cooked) | IV | 1 | 6.37 | 0.965 | — | 76.6 | — |
| 11 | Ham (cooked) | IV | 2 | 6.04 | 0.983 | — | 95.9 | — |
| 12 | Ham (cooked) | IV | 3 | 5.52 | 0.975 | — | 85.6 | — |
| 13 | Ham (cooked) | IV | 4 | 6.10 | 0.984 | — | 95.8 | — |
| 14 | Ham (cooked) | IV | 5 | 6.19 | 0.988 | — | 97.4 | — |
| 15 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 1 | 5.29 | 0.981 | 59 | 79.8 | 77.6 |
| 16 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 2 | 5.53 | 0.970 | — | 81.5 | — |
| 17 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 3 | 6.35 | 0.983 | 93 | 95.1 | 94.9 |
| 18 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 4 | 6.13 | 0.983 | — | 95.5 | — |
| 19 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 5 | 6.56 | 0.962 | 60 | 60.8 | 62.8 |
| 20 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 6 | 6.47 | 0.962 | — | 65.2 | — |
| 21 | Ham (cooked) | VII | 7 | 5.82 | 0.968 | — | 85.7 | — |
| 22 | Ham (cooked) | IX | 1 | 6.25 | 0.972 | 88 | 87.9 | 88.5 |
| 23 | Ham (cooked) | IX | 2 | 6.21 | 0.979 | 88 | 93.4 | 94.0 |
| 24 | Ham (cooked) | IX | 3 | 5.66 | 0.979 | 88 | 91.5 | 91.7 |
| 25 | Ham (cooked) | X | 1 | 6.32 | 0.973 | — | 87.8 | — |
| 26 | Ham (cooked) | X | 2 | 6.04 | 0.978 | — | 94.0 | — |
| 27 | Ham (cooked) | XIV | 1 | 5.35 | 0.979 | — | 81.3 | — |
| 28 | Ham (cooked) | XIV | 2 | 5.84 | 0.979 | — | 93.3 | — |
| 29 | Ham (cooked) | XVII | 1 | 6.42 | 0.979 | — | 91.5 | — |
| 30 | Ham (cooked) | XVII | 2 | 6.36 | 0.978 | — | 91.8 | — |
| 31 | Ham (cooked) | XVII | 3 | 6.25 | 0.984 | — | 96.0 | — |
| 32 | Ham (cooked) | XVII | 4 | 6.42 | 0.970 | — | 83.0 | — |
| 33 | Ham (cooked) | XXI | 1 | 6.30 | 0.975 | — | 89.5 | — |
| 34 | Ham (cooked) | XXI | 2 | 5.25 | 0.966 | — | 58.2 | — |
| 35 | Ham (cooked) | XXII | 1 | 6.25 | 0.977 | — | 92.3 | — |
| 36 | Ham (cooked) | XXII | 2 | 6.02 | 0.989 | — | 97.5 | — |
| 37 | Ham (fermented) | IV | 1 | 5.96 | 0.935 | — | 25.6 | — |
| 38 | Ham (fermented) | IV | 2 | 6.00 | 0.918 | — | 2.8 | — |
| 39 | Ham (fermented) | VIII | 1 | 6.13 | 0.939 | — | 29.6 | — |
| 40 | Ham (fermented) | VIII | 2 | 5.95 | 0.952 | — | 62.4 | — |
| 41 | Ham (fermented) | XIII | 1 | 6.18 | 0.855 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 42 | Ham (fermented) | XIII | 2 | 5.98 | 0.911 | — | 0.6 | — |
| 43 | Mortadella | II | 1 | 6.12 | 0.967 | 88 | 84.8 | 84.4 |
| 44 | Mortadella | III | 1 | 5.70 | 0.963 | — | 78.0 | — |
| 45 | Mortadella | IV | 1 | 6.37 | 0.974 | — | 88.5 | — |
| 46 | Mortadella | IV | 2 | 6.52 | 0.972 | — | 81.5 | — |
| 47 | Mortadella | VII | 1 | 6.38 | 0.948 | — | 39.2 | — |
| 48 | Mortadella | VIII | 1 | 6.42 | 0.978 | — | 91.0 | — |
| 49 | Mortadella | VIII | 2 | 6.34 | 0.975 | — | 89.7 | — |
| 50 | Mortadella | XVII | 1 | 6.56 | 0.952 | — | 35.8 | — |
| 51 | Mortadella | XVII | 2 | 6.45 | 0.961 | — | 66.1 | — |
| 52 | Mortadella | XXI | 1 | 4.88 | 0.979 | — | 29.0 | — |
| 53 | Mortadella | XXI | 2 | 6.26 | 0.976 | — | 91.2 | — |
| 54 | Mortadella | XXII | 1 | 5.80 | 0.982 | — | 94.5 | — |
| 55 | Mortadella | XXII | 2 | 5.83 | 0.983 | — | 95.2 | — |
| 56 | Parizer (bologna) | I | 1 | 6.30 | 0.971 | — | 86.0 | — |
| 57 | Parizer (bologna) | II | 1 | 5.37 | 0.975 | 88 | 78.8 | 79.5 |
| 58 | Parizer (bologna) | III | 1 | 5.34 | 0.967 | 60 | 67.5 | 58.7 |
| 59 | Parizer (bologna) | III | 2 | 6.65 | 0.979 | 60 | 86.4 | 86.8 |
| 60 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 1 | 5.37 | 0.984 | 59 | 86.3 | 85.6 |
| 61 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 2 | 5.68 | 0.975 | 66 | 89.5 | 89.8 |
| 62 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 3 | 6.45 | 0.972 | — | 84.8 | — |
| 63 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 4 | 6.51 | 0.958 | 60 | 55.4 | 56.8 |
| 64 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 5 | 6.37 | 0.956 | 60 | 58.0 | 59.5 |
| 65 | Parizer (bologna) | VII | 6 | 5.52 | 0.962 | 45 | 70.9 | 50.7 |
| 66 | Parizer (bologna) | XXI | 1 | 5.81 | 0.969 | — | 85.6 | — |
| 67 | Parizer (bologna) | XXI | 2 | 6.52 | 0.967 | — | 72.7 | — |
| 68 | Parizer (bologna) | XXII | 1 | 5.59 | 0.967 | — | 79.2 | — |
| 69 | Parizer (bologna) | XXII | 2 | 5.18 | 0.970 | — | 57.0 | — |
| 70 | Pastirma | XVIII | 1 | 5.86 | 0.933 | 117 | 22.9 | 24.4 |
| 71 | Pastirma | XVIII | 2 | 5.88 | 0.866 | 118 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 72 | Pork loin | II | 1 | 5.50 | 0.958 | 88 | 63.7 | 64.2 |
| 73 | Pork loin | III | 1 | 5.69 | 0.983 | — | 94.1 | — |
| 74 | Pork loin | VII | 1 | 6.01 | 0.973 | — | 89.7 | — |
| 75 | Pork loin | IX | 1 | 6.40 | 0.962 | 88 | 70.0 | 70.4 |
| 76 | Pork loin | IX | 2 | 6.17 | 0.975 | 88 | 91.4 | 91.7 |
| 77 | Pork loin | IX | 3 | 5.72 | 0.976 | 88 | 90.5 | 90.6 |
| 78 | Pork loin | XVII | 1 | 5.41 | 0.959 | — | 59.3 | — |
| 79 | Pork loin | XVII | 2 | 6.01 | 0.973 | — | 90.8 | — |
| 80 | Pork loin | XXII | 1 | 5.97 | 0.984 | — | 95.9 | — |
| 81 | Pork loin | XXII | 2 | 5.96 | 0.970 | — | 88.3 | — |
| 82 | Pork shoulder | III | 1 | 5.49 | 0.979 | 60 | 87.6 | — |
| 83 | Pork shoulder | III | 2 | 6.57 | 0.970 | 60 | 76.6 | 86.6 |
| 84 | Pork shoulder | III | 3 | 6.04 | 0.978 | — | 93.6 | 77.8 |
| 85 | Pork shoulder | VII | 1 | 6.56 | 0.970 | — | 77.1 | — |
| 86 | Pork shoulder | VII | 2 | 6.49 | 0.974 | — | 85.7 | — |
| 87 | Pork shoulder | XII | 1 | 5.49 | 0.943 | 113 | 33.3 | 35.3 |
| 88 | Pork shoulder | XIV | 1 | 6.52 | 0.971 | — | 79.4 | — |
| 89 | Pork shoulder | XIV | 2 | 6.60 | 0.972 | — | 77.8 | — |
| 90 | Pork shoulder | XVII | 1 | 6.33 | 0.974 | — | 88.8 | — |
| 91 | Pork shoulder | XIX | 1 | 5.13 | 0.977 | 59 | 61.3 | 54.3 |
| 92 | Pork shoulder | XIX | 2 | 5.47 | 0.980 | 59 | 87.3 | 87.4 |
| 93 | Pork shoulder | XIX | 3 | 5.81 | 0.974 | 59 | 90.9 | 90.5 |
| 94 | Pork shoulder | XXI | 1 | 5.16 | 0.966 | — | 48.8 | — |
| 95 | Pork shoulder | XXII | 1 | 6.49 | 0.984 | — | 94.2 | — |
| 96 | Pork shoulder | XXII | 2 | 6.12 | 0.967 | — | 84.7 | — |
| 97 | Prosciutto | V | 1 | 6.04 | 0.918 | 98 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
| 98 | Prosciutto | V | 2 | 6.19 | 0.911 | 98 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| 99 | Prosciutto | XII | 1 | 5.90 | 0.928 | 115 | 13.6 | 16.0 |
| 100 | Prosciutto | XII | 2 | 5.55 | 0.916 | 115 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 101 | Prosciutto | XVI | 1 | 5.99 | 0.945 | — | 47.3 | — |
| 102 | Prosciutto | XVI | 2 | 5.70 | 0.890 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 103 | Salami | III | 1 | 4.48 | 0.850 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 104 | Salami | IV | 1 | 4.66 | 0.893 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 105 | Salami | V | 1 | 6.23 | 0.902 | 98 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 106 | Salami | V | 2 | 6.38 | 0.894 | 97 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 107 | Salami | VI | 1 | 5.09 | 0.879 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 108 | Salami | VIII | 1 | 4.88 | 0.908 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 109 | Salami | VIII | 2 | 4.80 | 0.905 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 110 | Salami | XII | 1 | 4.66 | 0.900 | 117 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 111 | Salami | XII | 2 | 4.77 | 0.884 | 114 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 112 | Salami | XIV | 1 | 4.67 | 0.952 | — | 0.1 | — |
| 113 | Salami | XIV | 2 | 4.78 | 0.947 | — | 0.4 | — |
| 114 | Salami | XIV | 3 | 4.87 | 0.960 | — | 7.4 | — |
| 115 | Salami | XVI | 1 | 5.23 | 0.916 | — | 0.2 | — |
| 116 | Salami | XVI | 2 | 5.31 | 0.855 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 117 | Salami | XVII | 1 | 4.87 | 0.925 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 118 | Salami | XVII | 2 | 4.63 | 0.922 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 119 | Salami | XVII | 3 | 4.82 | 0.904 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 120 | Salami | XIX | 1 | 4.52 | 0.829 | 58 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 121 | Salami | XIX | 2 | 4.60 | 0.830 | 59 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 122 | Salami | XX | 1 | 6.26 | 0.837 | 151 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 123 | Salami | XXI | 1 | 4.95 | 0.906 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 124 | Salami | XXI | 2 | 4.85 | 0.886 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 125 | Salami | XXI | 3 | 4.86 | 0.901 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 126 | Salami | XXI | 4 | 5.11 | 0.861 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 127 | Salami | XXII | 1 | 5.20 | 0.884 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 128 | Salami | XXII | 2 | 5.06 | 0.878 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 129 | Salami (beer, semidry) | VIII | 1 | 6.12 | 0.972 | — | 89.3 | — |
| 130 | Salami (beer, semidry) | VIII | 2 | 6.13 | 0.975 | — | 91.6 | — |
| 131 | Salami (beer, semidry) | XVII | 1 | 5.38 | 0.961 | — | 60.6 | — |
| 132 | Salami (beer, semidry) | XVII | 2 | 5.65 | 0.971 | — | 85.4 | — |
| 133 | Salami (cooked) | X | 1 | 4.57 | 0.902 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 134 | Salami (cooked) | X | 2 | 4.67 | 0.915 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 135 | Salami (cooked) | XI | 1 | 6.06 | 0.972 | — | 89.9 | — |
| 136 | Salami (cooked) | XI | 2 | 6.17 | 0.975 | — | 91.3 | — |
| 137 | Salami (cooked) | XV | 1 | 6.01 | 0.977 | 36 | 93.2 | 91.5 |
| 138 | Salami (cooked) | XV | 2 | 6.16 | 0.958 | 36 | 70.7 | 70.0 |
| 139 | Tongue, smoked | XVIII | 1 | 5.48 | 0.966 | 147 | 74.3 | 74.7 |
| 140 | Turkey breast | III | 1 | 5.53 | 0.975 | — | 85.7 | — |
| 141 | Turkey breast | VII | 1 | 6.41 | 0.982 | 62 | 93.7 | 93.7 |
| 142 | Turkey breast | VII | 2 | 6.19 | 0.981 | 62 | 95.1 | 94.6 |
| 143 | Turkey breast | VII | 3 | 6.32 | 0.983 | — | 95.0 | — |
| 144 | Turkey breast | VII | 4 | 5.88 | 0.968 | 60 | 86.4 | 86.3 |
| 145 | Turkey breast | VII | 5 | 6.16 | 0.958 | — | 69.6 | — |
| 146 | Turkey breast | VII | 6 | 6.35 | 0.963 | — | 73.8 | — |
| 147 | Turkey breast | VII | 7 | 6.27 | 0.970 | — | 85.5 | — |
| 148 | Turkey breast | VII | 8 | 6.16 | 0.963 | — | 79.3 | — |
| 149 | Turkey breast | VII | 9 | 5.61 | 0.970 | 88 | 83.4 | 83.9 |
| 150 | Turkey breast | VIII | 1 | 6.20 | 0.976 | — | 92.0 | — |
| 151 | Turkey breast | VIII | 2 | 6.28 | 0.971 | — | 86.2 | — |
| 152 | Turkey breast | X | 1 | 6.26 | 0.979 | — | 93.2 | — |
| 153 | Turkey breast | X | 2 | 6.34 | 0.979 | — | 92.7 | — |
| 154 | Turkey breast | XVII | 1 | 6.44 | 0.982 | — | 93.5 | — |
| 155 | Turkey breast | XIX | 1 | 6.31 | 0.984 | 58 | 95.7 | 95.7 |
| 156 | Turkey breast | XIX | 2 | 6.31 | 0.973 | 58 | 88.0 | 88.9 |
| 157 | Turkey breast | XIX | 3 | 5.86 | 0.971 | 58 | 88.3 | 88.5 |
| 158 | Turkey breast | XXI | 1 | 6.40 | 0.968 | — | 79.9 | — |
| 159 | Turkey breast | XXII | 1 | 6.56 | 0.967 | — | 71.2 | — |
| 160 | Turkey breast | XXII | 2 | 6.37 | 0.979 | — | 91.9 | — |
a
—, production date not available.