The purpose of this study was to quantify lactate and acetate levels in retail RTE meats that had been tested in a previous study for the presence of L. monocytogenes to correlate the occurrence of L. monocytogenes to the acid levels.
The purpose of this study was to quantify lactate and acetatelevels in retail RTE meats that had been tested in a previous study for the presence of L. monocytogenes tocorrelate the occurrence of L. monocytogenes to the acid levels.