Identifizierung bestrahlter pasteurisierter Eiprodukte: Ein kombiniertes Verfahren zum Einsatz in der Routinekontrolle

1993; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 197; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf01242056

ISSN

0044-3026

Autores

N. Helle, G. Schulzki, Bernd Linke, A. Spiegelberg, K. W. B�gl, Georg Schreiber, H.U. von Grabowski, Jürgen Pfordt, U. Mauermann, S. J�licher, C. Bischoff, N. Vater, M. Heitmann,

Tópico(s)

Fungal Plant Pathogen Control

Resumo

Pasteurized egg products (whole egg, egg yolk and egg white) were tested for irradiation treatment in the German food control laboratories in Oldenburg/Niedersachsen and Kassel/Hessen as well as in the food irradiation laboratory of the German federal health office. Gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric measurements on the fat components of egg-products showed clearly whether the product had been irradiated or not. While in unirradiated samples no traces of special hydrocarbons (according to the fatty acid composition of egg) and no traces of the irradiation-specific compound 2-Dodecyl-cyclobutanone were found, irradiated control samples as well as products of two Belgian suppliers contained these substances. Additionally, regarding the rather high time consumption of gas chromatography, electron spin resonance (ESR)-measurements were carried out on the packaging material of egg products. Irradiated packaging material (cellulose) could be easily detected by the appearance of a signal pair in the ESR spectrum (cellulose radical). ESR measurements are very fast and easy to perform so that this method can be used for screening. Microbiological investigations showed remarkably reduced total numbers of microorganisms for some irradiated samples, but the microbiological status is influenced by other factors like storage-time and -temperature, so that microbiological tests can not be used successfully for screening on irradiation treatment.

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