Bags were
sealed and further mixed with the stomacher (Seward Stomacher,
London, UK) to ensure equal distribution of the germinant and
spores. Initial C. perfringens counts on meat samples were w106
spores/g. Samples were mixed vigorously for 5 min using a stomacher
(Seward Stomacher, London, UK) to ensure even distribution
of AK and spores in the meat