Chill or Thrill The Effect of Storage Temperature Regime on Listeria Growth in Fresh-Cut Fruit Cocktails

Fresh-cut fruit salads (fruit cocktails) are marketed as a convenient food item with a limited shelf-life (4 days at 4 ◦C). Given rising electricity prices, increased cooling temperature during production, transport, and retail from 4 ◦C to 8 ◦C and extended shelf-life from four to eight days without compromising food safety are discussed. This study investigates the proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh-cut fruit cocktails at three temperature regimes. The fruit...