Differences from the initial mean concentrations (n ¼ 3) of glucose and lactate in
rinse fluids from steaks of the same pH group of glucose and lactate concentrations
in the rinse fluids from vacuum-packed beef steaks of normal pH (w5.5), intermediate
pH (Int.; 5.7e5.9) or high pH ( 6.0) that were or were not inoculated with
psychrotolerant clostridia and incubated at 2 C for 56 days.