Antimicrobial activity of LAE has also been studied at an amount much higher than 200
ppm in meat and poultry products. Treating ham (ca. 3 pound) surface pre-inoculated
with ca. 7 log CFU/ ham L. monocytogenes with 4, 6, 8 mL 5% LAE dramatically
reduced the total amount of bacteria by 5.1, 5.4 and 5.5 log CFU/ ham within 24 h at 4°C,
respectively; but the bacteria recovered by 2 to 5 log CFU/ham after 60 days storage