• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.769-773
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• 2008

Aqueous chlorine dioxide ($ClO_2$) treatment of Samgae chicken was evaluated in terms of microbial safety and quality during refrigerated storage. Samgae chicken samples were treated with 0, 50, or 100 ppm of $ClO_2$ solution, and stored at $4^{\circ}C$ for 10 days. $ClO_2$ treatment significantly decreased the populations of total aerobic bacteria. One-hundred ppm $ClO_2$ treatment reduced the initial populations of total aerobic bacteria by 0.73 log CFU/g. The pH and volatile basic nitrogen values of Samgae chicken increased during storage, with no significant between-treatment difference. Sensory evaluation results showed that the quality of chicken treated with $ClO_2$ prior to refrigerated storage was better than that of the control. These results suggest that $ClO_2$ treatment could be useful in improving the microbial safety and quality of Samgae chicken.