TABLE 2.

Average pHs of beef tissue surfaces following the various treatments and during 14 days of storage at 4°C

Sample day	pH after:
	No treatment	W treatment	2% AA treatment
0a	6.84	6.75	4.61
2	6.35	6.13	5.35
7	6.03	5.87	5.38
14	5.98	5.86	5.36

^aDay 0 pH of beef tissue surfaces measured shortly after wash treatments (<0.5 h).