The Mechanism of Microbiological Leaker Spoilage of Canned Foods: A Review |
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| Authors: | Henriette M. C. Put H. van Doren W. R. Warner J. Th. Kruiswijk |
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| Affiliation: | Carle C. Conway Laboratory, Thomassen and Drijver—Verblifa N.V., Deventer, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | S ummary : This review summarizes the work on the subject carried out mainly in the authors'laboratories but also in the associated laboratories of Metal Box Co. Ltd., London, and Plat Manufaktor, Malmö, Sweden. Special attention is paid to the mechanism of bacterial reinfection and how it is influenced by deviations in can construction or can handling procedures. Methods of preventing bacterial reinfection at the most critical points in the canning operation are considered and certain guiding principles are derived. |
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