Exposure to cellulose acetate films incorporated with garlic essential oil does not lead to homologous resistance in Listeria innocua ATCC 33090.

Essential oils (EOs) have been considered potential green additives for active food packaging. However, sub-lethal concentrations of EOs may lead to bacterial resistance, which is a concern. In this sense, the effects of 1% (GEO1) and 10% (GEO10) of garlic EO in cellulose acetate-based films regarding homologous resistance in Listeria innocua were investigated after incubation at 37 °C/24 h and 7 °C/10 d.