Unpacking Environment Overrides Meat Type in Shaping the Bacterial Community and Potential Spoilage Organisms of Ready-to-Eat Meats During Refrigerated Storage
Microbial contamination in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products poses a significant food safety risk, as evidenced by previous reports of high aerobic plate counts and pathogen prevalence. Understanding the post-unpacking dynamics of bacterial communities is crucial for guiding consumer practices. In this study, 90 RTE mea...