Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29724024›Full record

ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Assessment of Performance of the Industrial Process of Bulk Vacuum Packaging of Raw Meat with Nondestructive Optical Oxygen Sensing Systems.

Caroline A Kelly, Malco Cruz-Romero, Joseph P Kerry, Dmitri P Papkovsky

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Caroline A KellySchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland. carolineakelly@gmail.com.
Malco Cruz-RomeroFood Packaging Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Food Science Building, College Road, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland. m.cruz@ucc.ie.ORCID 0000-0003-1785-6270
Joseph P KerryFood Packaging Group, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Food Science Building, College Road, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland. joe.kerry@ucc.ie.
Dmitri P PapkovskySchool of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, College Road, Cork T12 K8AF, Ireland. d.papkovsky@ucc.ie.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The commercially-available optical oxygen-sensing system Optech-O₂ Platinum was applied to nondestructively assess the in situ performance of bulk, vacuum-packaged raw beef in three ~300 kg containers. Twenty sensors were attached to the inner surface of the standard bin-contained laminate bag (10 on the front and back sides), such that after filling with meat and sealing under vacuum, the sensors were accessible for optical interrogation with the external reader device. After filling and sealing each bag, the sensors were measured repetitively and nondestructively over a 15-day storage period at 1 °C, thus tracking residual oxygen distribution in the bag and changes during storage. The sensors revealed a number of unidentified meat quality and processing issues, and helped to improve the packaging process by pouring flakes of dry ice into the bag. Sensor utility in mapping the distribution of residual O₂ in sealed bulk containers and optimising and improving the packaging process, including handling and storage of bulk vacuum-packaged meat bins, was evident.

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MeatVacuumAnimalsFood PackagingOxygenOxygenbulk vacuum packagingfood safety and process optimisationnondestructive assessmentpackaged raw meatphosphorescent oxygen sensorQC/QAresidual oxygen

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PMID29724024
PMCPMC5981195

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