High pressure processing (HPP) is used as a post-process decontamination treatment to ensure that
cooked chicken is free from Listeria monocytogenes and other food poisoning bacteria. However HPP does
not inactivate bacterial endospores and the conditions in cooked chicken could support the growth of
Clostridium botulinum. Therefore some method for controlling the germination of spores and their
subsequent growth would be necessary to ensure a safe product over an extended storage period.