Kemin introduces label friendly vinegar preparation to control bacteria

Kemin introduced BactoCease NV Liquid at Food Ingredients Europe in Paris, France recently.

The product is a label friendly, buffered vinegar preparation for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and other food-borne pathogens in processed meat and poultry products as well as some fresh meat applications.

“Listeria infections were up 19% last year in Europe, resulting in 270 deaths,” says Frank D’Hondt, business director of the company’s food technologies division in Europe.

“Consumers are paying more attention to the safety of the products they are purchasing. Because of this, meat manufacturers should be taking multiple steps to protect against food-borne pathogens."

"Vinegar is well recognized in maintaining food safety and extending shelf-life of processed meat products. We believe adding the ingredient to a hazard analysis and critical control points program is an important step manufacturers can take to help ensure the safety of their meat products.” 

The ingredient is applied using lower inclusion rates than traditional lactates, which allows manufacturers to maintain product safety in a cost effective way.