date:Jun 22, 2012
d trimmings and carcasses to kill pathogens on the surface of the meat.
Beefxide received approval in May 2011 from the USDA-FSIS for use as an antimicrobial processing aid on beef carcasses, primals, cuts and trim and Porkxide was approved for use on pork products.
Dr. Owens said that the products killed E.coli 0157:H7 and salmonella and was effective on Shiga toxin- producing E.coli (STEC).
The study was the first on pork, we had initially focused on beef and poultry. The pork industry had