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This study deals with the development of a novel approach to decontaminate packaging from food pathogens by photosensitization. For this purpose, packaging samples with adhered pathogen were submerged in
aminolevulinic acid (ALA solution (3-7.5 mM) for 10 min. Samples were then illuminated with 20 mW cm-2
( =400 nm) for 5-20 min up to the total exposure of 24 J cm-2. Gram-positive Bacillus cereus and Gramnegative
Salmonella enterica were inactivated, with population reductions of 4.2 and 2.5 log, respectively.
Inactivation of Gram-positive Listeria monocytogenes biofilms ranged from 1.7-3.1 log. Moreover, our data
indicated that the B. cereus spores were susceptible to this treatment, with as much as a 3.1 log reduction
in spore population observed after ALA-based photosensitization in vitro and 2.7 log on the surface of
packaging material.
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Proceedings of the International Conference “Environmentally friendly and safe
technologies for quality of fruit and vegetables”, held in Universidade do Algarve, Faro,
Portugal, on January 14-16, 2009. This Conference was a join activity with COST Action 924.