Notice of RetractionThe Effects of Electron Beam Irradiation on Sterilization and Preservation of Chilled Pork

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The effects on sterilization and preservation of chilled pork by electron beam irradiation were studied in this article. The mathematics model was established by response surface analysis, which beam energy(X₁) and dose(X₂) as factors and colony form unit(Y) as responses. The results showed that the model of electron beam irradiation on sterilization of chilled pork can be expressed Y=3.78-0.24X₁-0.13X₂ -0.16X₁X₂-0.18X₁²+0.15X₂²(R²=0.9755). At the same time, the interaction between electron beam energy and absorbed doses has been found, and the significance sequence of factors was absorbed dose>;interaction>;electron beam energy. The initial total number of colony would drop 2 logarithm units when absorbed doses were in range from 3.23kGy to 4.0kGy and electron beam energy was in range from 2.3MeV to 3.8MeV. When the samples were stored at 4°C, the shelf life of irradiated samples was 18d. The results also showed that electron beam irradiation has effects on sterilization and preservation of chilled pork, and the application of electron beam irradiation was confirmed very useful for meat industry.