Exponential cooling of the ham (control) from 54.4 C to 7.2 C (within 3 h of preparation, prior to heat treatment and cooling) in 15 h resulted in C. perfringens spore germination and outgrowth of 1.46 log CFU/g (Fig. 1)
Exponential cooling of the ham (control) from 54.4 C to 7.2 C(within 3 h of preparation, prior to heat treatment and cooling) in15 h resulted in C. perfringens spore germination and outgrowth of1.46 log CFU/g (Fig. 1)