diluted in saline, plated in duplicate on XLD agar plates and incubated for 24 h at 37 C to enumerate Salmonella (p < .05 at day 1 for 1% and at day 3 for 0.25e0.75%). B) Some meat samples (85% lean) did not receive Salmonella, but were treated with 1% (v/w) of the volatiles mixture (V.C.) and held at 8 C for up to 5 days.