Milk powder spores link with spoilage of UHT milk products
Milk powder spores link with spoilage of UHT milk products
2019-04-26 From: FoodProcessing Scientists from NIZO in the Netherlands, in close collaboration with Abbott, bioMérieux, FrieslandCampina, Nestlé and U.S. Dairy Export Council, have identified a practical and reliable microbial method to identify heat-resistant bacterial spores in milk powders. Presence and survival of such spores in dairy powders can cause spoilage of UHT-treated reconstituted liquid products. The study provides tools to standardise tests and enables improved interpretation of spore count test results, in relation to spoilage risks in UHT dairy products. Many different methods are in use to detect heat-resistant bacterial spores in milk powders. Potentially different outcomes resulting from the application of different methods can lead to disputes between producers of milk powder and their customers, for instance, producers of UHT milk. That is why the scientists evaluated various methods that are commonly used in the food industry to enumerate heat-resistant spores in milk powders. They compared the most efficient and practical approach with the current ISO method for Enumeration of Specially Heat-Resistant Spores of thermophilic bacteriain Dried Milk (ISO/TS27265;2009). It was found that application of the Consortium* method provides similar predictability of spoilage of reconstituted UHT-treated milk as the ISO approach, provided that specifications of spores in milk powders are 10-fold higher (eg, 1000 cfu/g when using the Consortium approach and 100 cfu/g when using the ISO approach). The major advantage is that the Consortium method includes heating for 30 minutes at 100°C. This is much more practical than heating at 106°C, which is in compliance with ISOTS27265;2009, but requires a special apparatus that is not commonly available. The continued use of multiple enumeration methods, and subsequent differences in results and interpretations, poses challenges in global trade. Robyn Eijlander, Senior Project Manager Microbiomics and Food Safety at NIZO, said: “This study presents practical tools for the detection and enumeration of highly heat-resistant spores.This allows for harmonisation of the interpretation of spore concentrations in dried milk within the entire dairy industry, which helps to avoid disputes between producers and customers. Furthermore, their results improve our insights into the prediction of spoilage of reconstituted UHT-treated liquid dairy products.” The Spores Consortium Initiative* Image credit: ©stock.adobe.com/au/Suttisak
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