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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Use of Organic Acids (Lactic and Acetic) as a Microbial Decontaminant during the Slaughter of Meat Animal Species: A Review.

Davies Veli Nkosi, Johan Leon Bekker, Louwrens Christian Hoffman

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. MitigatingMicroorganisms · 2026
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  13. Control ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  14. Natural Antimicrobials forMicroorganisms · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Davies Veli NkosiDepartment of Environmental Health, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1905-0596
Johan Leon BekkerDepartment of Environmental Health, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.
Louwrens Christian HoffmanDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2736-1933

Funding

National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa THRIP/64/19/04/2017)South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) UID number: 84633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wild ungulate species provide a much-needed protein source to many communities in developed and developing countries. Frequently, these game meat animals are slaughtered, and the meat is unknowingly contaminated by microorganisms and released to the unsuspecting public. This review investigates the global usage of organic acids (lactic and acetic acids) as microbial decontamination strategies during slaughter. The results show that there is a more open-minded approach to adopting possible decontamination plans as a tool to improve meat safety during slaughter. Developed countries continue to adopt these strategies, while developing countries are lagging behind. While decontamination of carcasses can lead to a reduction of microbial load on these carcasses, this strategy must not be seen as a replacement of hygiene management during the animals' slaughter.

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abattoirillegal slaughterwild ungulate

Identifiers

PMID34681342
PMCPMC8534660

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