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. 2019 Feb 20;8(2):80. doi: 10.3390/foods8020080

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Phase 1, evaluating antimicrobial efficacy against E. coli O157:H7-inoculated lean beef discs. (a) BSL-2 lab personal protection equipment; (b) Ross blade tenderizer; (c) 10 spray nozzles (circled) integrated 360° into the entrance of the blade tenderizer; (d) solution reservoir and pump system in an adjacent room; (e) inoculated lean beef discs; (f) placement of inoculated discs on conveyor belt; (g) inoculated discs travelling through the 360° spray zone for 18 s dwell time; (h) processed beef discs are sampled in pairs prior to processing for microbial plating or vacuum-packaged for later analysis.