Establishment of Shelf-life of Domestic Vacuum Packaged Pork Loins by Microbial Levels

국내산 진공 포장 냉장 돈육 뒷다리육의 미생물 수준에 의한 유통기한 설정

This study were carried out for investigation of microbiological characteristics, and establishment of shelf-life of Korean vacuum packaged chilled pork hams for export. The samples were stored at 0$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$ (A and B companies) and 2$\times$1$^{\circ}C$ (C and D companies). In the analysis of microorganisms, the numbers of total plate counts were 3.72$\times$103~1.15$\times$104CFU / $\textrm{cm}^2$ at initial time. After 30 days, total plate counts were over 1$\times$106CFU / $\textrm{cm}^2$ in samples. Anaerobic counts were over 1$\times$106CFU / $\textrm{cm}^2$ in samples excluded one of A company after 30 days. Using regression equations, the estimation of shelf life were made : 32~37 days in storing at $0^{\circ}C$ and 27 days at 2$^{\circ}C$. In this case, the determination coefficients were 0.8624~0.9515 and 0.8236~0.8565, respectively.