Control of the Growth of in Cooked Ham through Combinations of Natural Ingredients.

In the ready-to-eat food industry, control is mandatory to ensure the food safety of the products since its presence could cause a disease called listeriosis. The objective of the present study was to carry out a challenge test to verify the efficiency of different combinations of natural antimicrobial ingredients against to be used in ready-to-eat foods. Six different formulations of cooked ham were prepared: a control formulation and five different formulations.