Table 4.1 Antimicrobial agents and packaging systems n Packaging materials Microorganisms References Tilapia fillets Total bacteria Huang et al, 1997 Pen. spp, Asp. nige g et al., 1997 Parabens LDPE Migration test g a Styrene-acrylates Benzoic sorbic acids PE-co-met-acry late Asp. niger, Pen. spp Weng et al, 1999 LDPE S. cerevisiae Han and Floros. 1997 PE, BOPP, PET Han and Flore LDPE Yeast, mould Devileghere et al., 2000a itic acid Rico-Pena and tor 1991 MC/HPMC/fatty acid Migration test Vojdana and Torres, 1990 MC/chitosan Culture Chen et al. 1996 Asp niger, Pen. roquefort Ghosh et al.. 1973. 1977 Sorbic anhydride Culture media S. cerevisiae. moulds Weng and Hotchkiss, 1993 PE Apples Irmness akovlleva et aL. 1999 m nisin. EDTA SPI. zein E. coli, Lb. plantarum adgett et al. 1998 WPI Culture media g EDTA, propyl paraben typhimurium, E. coli, B. Rodrigues et al., 2002Table 4.1 Antimicrobial agents and packaging systems Antimicrobials Packaging materials Foods Microorganisms References Organic acids Benzoic acids PE Tilapia fillets Total bacteria Huang et al., 1997 Ionomer Culture media Pen. spp., Asp. nige Weng et al., 1997 Parabens LDPE Simulants Migration test Dobias et al., 2000 PE coating Simulants Migration test Chung et al., 2001a Styrene-acrylates Culture media S. cerevisiae Chung et al., 2001b Benzoic & sorbic acids PE-co-met-acrylates Culture media Asp. niger, Pen. spp. Weng et al., 1999 Sorbates LDPE Culture media S. cerevisiae Han and Floros, 1997 PE, BOPP, PET Water, cheese Migration test Han and Flores, 1998a; b LDPE Cheese Yeast, mould Devileghere et al., 2000a MC/palmitic acid Water Migration test Rico-Pena and Torres, 1991 MC/HPMC/fatty acid Water Migration test Vojdana and Torres, 1990 MC/chitosan Culture media Chen et al., 1996 Starch/glycerol Chicken breast Baron and Summer, 1993 WPI Culture media S. cerevisiae,. Ozdermir, 1999 Asp niger, Pen. roqueforti CMC/paper Cheese Ghosh et al., 1973, 1977 Sorbic anhydride PE Culture media S. cerevisiae, moulds Weng and Chen 1997; Weng and Hotchkiss, 1993 Sorbates & propionates PE/foil Apples Firmness test Yakovlleva et al., 1999 Acetic, propionic acid Chitosan Water Migration test Ouattara et al. 2000a Enzymes Lysozyme, nisin, EDTA SPI, zein Culture media E. coli, Lb. plantarum Padgett et al., 1998 Lysozyme, nisin, WPI Culture media L. monocytogenes, Sal. Rodrigues and Han, 2000; EDTA, propyl paraben typhimurium, E. coli, B. Rodrigues et al., 2002 thermosph., S. aureus