| abstract |
The invention provides the use of hops extract, hydrogenated hops extract, alpha hops acids, beta hops acids, hydrogenated hops acids, derivatives of hops acids or their resins, each of them separately or in combination of two or more of them, on the inner surface of a cellulosic envelope used in the sausage of meat products to avoid the appearance and development of gram positive bacteria, especially of the genus Listeria in said meat products; likewise, the invention provides a cellulosic envelope for meat products internally coated with a solution of the aforementioned compounds derived from hops; as well as a meat product for which said cellulosic wrap has been processed; Finally, the invention provides a method for applying said solution to a meat product. |