Fig. 5 shows the microbial growth in vacuum-packed HHP-treated
meat (at 300 and 600 MPa) and fresh meat samples (FM) during
refrigerated storage at 4 °C for a) mesophilic bacteria and b) lactic acid
bacteria. According to Articles 255 bis (Res. 712, 25.4.85) and 286
(Joint Resolution of the Secretariat of Sanitary Policies and Regulations
No. 104/2005 and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries,
and Food No. 414/2005) of the Argentine Food Code, in agreement
with the Codex Alimentarius, the microbiological requirements for a
brine-cured raw beef, are as follows: