this study assessed the ability of Salmonella Typhimurium to survive or grow in commercial
tahini and when hydrated (10% w/v in water), treated with 0.1%e0.5% acetic or citric acids, and stored at
37, 21 and 10 C for 28 d. S. Typhimurium survived in commercial tahini up to 28 d but was reduced in
numbers from 1.7 to 3.3 log10 CFU/ml.