Case Studies

dairy

Yeast swelling in buffalo mozzarella

Solution:

Replacement of the used microbial flora by an appropriate one

Product: Mozzarella di bufala
Area: Caserta - Campania

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Excessive oiling off in cow mozzarella for pizza

Solution:

In this case the excessive oiling off was due to the use of milk with very high fat content and an irregular acidification of the curd.
The use of a suitable culture and the reformulation of the acidification and production process was decisive.

Product: Cow mozzarella for pizza
Area: Bari - Apulia

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Late swelling in Sardinian pecorino cheese

Solution:

Use of bioprotection culture

Product: Sardinian pecorino cheese
Area: Nuoro - Sardinia

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Weaving in Gorgonzola

Solution:

Insertion of appropriate microbial culture, mould and yeast

Product: Gorgonzola
Area: Novara - Piemonte

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Colour of the pasta in aged cheese during seasoning phase

Solution:

Correction of whey starter

Product: Aged Cheese
Area: Mantova – Veneto

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Listeria contamination on taleggio surface

Solution:

Change of washing practices and use of an antagonist culture for Listeria

Product: Taleggio
Area: Bergamo - Lombardia

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Contamination in Caciocavallo silano cheese

Solution:

Riformulation of whey starter

Product: Caciocavallo silano
Area: Campobasso - Molise

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External Contamination in fior di latte

Solution:

Use of bioprotection culture and lactic acid

Product: Fior di latte
Area: Latina - Lazio

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Contamination in burrata

Solution:

Use of specific protection culture and potassium sorbate

Product: Burrata
Area: Bari - Puglia

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meat

Oxidation, deconstruction of the product and absence of aroma

Solution:

Use of starter for maturation of the product and for flavoring

Product: Sausage
Area: Cosenza - Calabria

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Oxidation and rancidity in sausage

Solution:

Inclusion of ascorbic acid during working process

Product: Sausage
Area: Rome - Lazio

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canning

Bacterial colony development

Solution:

Introduction of lactic acid and sorbate

Product: Sottolio
Area: Naples - Campania

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Growth of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in tomato sauce

Solution:

Inclusion of citric acid and nitrate during working process

Product: Tomato sauce
Area: Salerno - Campania

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beverage

White wine oxidation

Solution:

Use of citric acid

Product: White wine
Area: Avellino - Campania

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Acidity and aroma in orange juice

Solution:

Use of citric acid during working process

Product: Orange juice
Area: Catania- Sicily