Shipping Containers for Ice-Packed Poultry: Effect on Microbial Counts and Weights of Poultry and Ice

James E. Thomson, Arthur J. Mercuri and Lawrence A. Risse

No 312187, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of box type on changes in microbial counts, product and ice weight, and tare weight of boxes during storage of ice-packed fryer chickens. Both the acceptable storage temperatures of 2.2° and 4.4° C, and the abnormally high temperatures of 23.9° and 31.1° C. were included in these studies. The correlation between bacterial counts in the fluids accumulating in the boxes during storage and the counts on skin surfaces of the carcasses was also determined. In addition, information was obtained on temperature rise on the skin surface of chicken held in the boxes during exposure to high ambient temperatures.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 1968-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312187

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