density assayed in the present work, combined treatments of HHP
and LPOS would contribute to improve the microbiological safety of
beef carpaccio. Even though temperature abuse conditions could
permit a recovery and proliferation of the pathogens in this product,
the LPOS could be more efficient at 22 than 8 C, avoiding the
recovery of damaged cells. Our results confirm that HHP is an
attractive non-thermal process to reduce the presence of pathogens
in cured beef carpaccio. Although HHP might cause undesirable
quality changes in fresh meat, these defects are low in carpaccio
and depend on the pressure level, being lower at lower pressurization
intensities. The application of HHP combined with LPOS
would be useful to reduce the intensity of pressurization treatments
with minimal changes in the quality of meat products.