Behaviour of psychrotrophic Bacillus cereus during the life cycle of food products for elderly people
Résumé
The aim of the FP7-OPTIFEL project is to create new food products based on fruits and vegetables, supplemented with specific nutrients to fight elderlies’ nutritional deficiencies. The microbial safety of these products is of great importance due to the high risk of foodborne disease in the elderly population. The foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus can resist to pasteurization treatments, psychrotrophic strains can multiply during food storage at low temperatures, and some may produce the heat resistant emetic toxin cereulide.