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ABSTRACT

Listeria monocytogenes causes several illnesses in human beings and animals in the form of both outbreaks and sporadic infections. Infections due to L. monocytogenes are mostly acquired through consumption of different kinds of foods including both raw and processed foods. In the study, combination of two preservatives viz., sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate was found very effective in controlling the growth of L. monocytogenes in freshwater fish and chicken meat and it was more pronounced in freshwater fish than chicken meat. Combination of these two preservatives at 0.1% level was found much effective in freshwater fish, whereas combination at 0.2% level was required in case of chicken meat in controlling growth of L. monocytogenes.

Keywords: Benzoate, chicken, fish, Listeria, prawn, sorbate