Day

Mean population of S. Typhimurium (Log CFU/g)

Bac. change 0.5%^c

Positive control

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.4%

0.5%

0

5.66 ± 0.34^ay

5.64 ± 0.29^ay

5.70 ± 0.21^ay

5.59 ± 0.19^ay

5.76 ± 0.28^ay

5.51 ± 0.07^ay

−0.15

3

5.78 ± 0.22^ay

5.97 ± 0.34^ay

5.91 ± 0.30^ay

5.91 ± 0.34^ay

5.64 ± 0.30^ay

5.91 ± 0.24^ay

+0.13

5

5.93 ± 0.50^ay

6.03 ± 0.64^ay

6.07 ± 0.33^ay

6.01 ± 0.06^ay

5.91 ± 0.54^ay

5.97 ± 0.36^ay

+0.04

7

5.82 ± 0.38^ay

5.63 ± 0.34^ay

5.78 ± 0.30^ay

5.86 ± 0.20^ay

5.74 ± 0.21^ay

5.87 ± 0.47^ay

+0.05

Bac. change^d

+0.16

−0.01

+0.08

+0.27

−0.02

+0.36