Table 3.
Change in microbial counts of ready-to-eat food model with various concentrations of GFSE coated packaging at 37°C

Storage time (h) Cell counts (Log CFU/g)
Concentration (ppm)
0 1,000 5,000 10,000
0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.7
8 6.8 4.5 4.8 4.7
9 7.8 5 5.1 4.3
10 7.4 5.3 5.0 4.7
11 7.5 4.7 4.9 4.7
12 9.0 5.7 5.2 4.8
13 9.8 5.7 5.1 4.7
14 9.4 6 5.7 4.7
15 9.6 5.6 5.5 4.7
16 9.7 5.8 5.6 4.7
17 9.0 5.7 5.6 4.5
18 9.8 5.6 5.5 4.5
19 9.7 5.8 5.7 4.2