evaluated the antimicrobial activity of bay leaf EO in fresh Tuscan sausage stored at 7 C for 14 d.
Sausages were treated at 0.05 g/100 g or 0.1 g/100 g and their shelf life was compared to a non-treated control.
The EO was able to reduce the population of total coliforms by nearly 3 log CFU/g and to extend
the product shelf life for two days.
Consumers found the sensory characteristics of the treated sausages to be acceptable at both
concentrations.