Table 2. Effects of cold plasma processing on microbial decontamination of meat and meat products

Meat/meat product Plasma source Processing parameters Microorganism Microbial reduction (Log10) Reference
Beef Atmospheric pressure plasma jet Air, 600 W, 1 min, plasma activated water Total viable counts Fungi and yeast 1.621.76 Xinyu et al. (2020)
Beef slices Plasma activated lactic acid (PALA) 19.2 kV, 80 s, PALA 0.2% Salmonella Enteritidis 3.52 Qian et al. (2019)
Beef DBD plasma 20 MHz, 6 kV, 5 min Escherichia coli 1.82 Stratakos and Grant (2018)
Beef loin DBD plasma 9 kHz, 29.9 W Staphylococcus aureus Listeria monocytogenes E. coli ≥2≥2≥2 Bauer et al. (2017)
Beef loin Flexible thin-layer DBD plasma N2/O2, 100 W, 10 min L. monocytogenes E. coli Salmonella Typhimurium 1.902.572.58 Jayasena et al. (2015)
Beef Low pressure plasma He, Ar, 20 kPa, 10 min Psychrotropes Yeast and mold 1.48 (He)/1.32 (Ar)0.98 (He)/0.50 (Ar) Ulbin-Figlewicz et al. (2015b)
Chicken breast and drumstick Encapsulated atmospheric DBD plasma treated 0.8% acetic acid Air, 2.2 kHz, 8.4 kV, 30 min S. Typhimurium 0.98 (Breast)1.19 (Drumstick) Kang et al. (2022)
Chicken breast fillets Atmospheric cold plasma (ACP) Ar, 32 kHz, 10 min S. aureus E. coli −3−4 (treatment with essential oil) Sahebkar et al. (2020)
Chicken breast In package DBD-ACP Air, 100 kV, 233 W, 60 Hz, 5 min, 24 d storage MesophilesPsychrophilesEnterobacteriaceae 1.51.40.5 Moutiq et al. (2020)
Chicken breast DBD plasma 14.5 W, 10 min Salmonella 3.7 Aboubakr et al. (2020)
Chicken meat and skin Plasma activated water and ultrasound 1.5 MHz, 6.8 kV, 40 Hz, 60 min, 40°C E. coli S. aureus 1.12/0.861.33/0.83 Royintarat et al. (2020)
Chicken breast In package DBD-ACP Air, 70 kV, 5 min, 5-d storage PsychrophilesCampylobacter jejuniS. Typhimurium 1.000.930.65 Zhuang et al. (2019)
Chicken meat ACP and peracetic acid (PAA) 0 to 30 kV, 3.5 kHz, 4°C, PAA (100–200 ppm), 60 min S. Typhimurium 3.8–5.3 Chaplot et al. (2019)
Chicken skin and breast Atmospheric pressure plasma jet Ar or air, 1 MHz, 2–3 kV, 180 s, distance from nozzle to sample 5, 8, 12 mm C. jejuni 0.78–2.55 Rossow et al. (2018)
Chicken breasts Flexible thin-layer DBD plasma Air, 100 W, 15 kHz, 10 min Total aerobic bacteriaL. monocytogenesE. coliS. Typhimurium 3.362.142.732.71 Lee et al. (2016a)
Chicken breast fillet DBD plasma 5% N2+30% CO2+65% O2, 80 kV, 180 s MesophilesPsychrophilesPseudomonas spp. 1.00.50.9 Wang et al. (2016)
Skinless chicken breast DBD plasma Air, 30 kV, 0.5 kHz, 3 min Salmonella entericaC. jejuni 2.542.45 Dirks et al. (2012)
Chicken breast and skin Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) pen He+O2, 6.5–16 kV, 23–38.5 kHz Listeria innocua 1 (8 min treatment on skin)>3 (4 min treatment on breast) Noriega et al. (2011)
Cooked chicken breast Atmospheric pressure plasma jet He, N2, O2, 2 kV, 50 kHz, 2 min L. monocytogenes 1.37–4.73 Lee et al. (2011)
Lamb meat DBD plasma 80 kV, 50 Hz, 5 min Brochothrix thermosphacta 2.0 Patange et al. (2017)
Pork loin DBD plasma CO2+N2+O2, 85 kV, 60 s Total viable aerobic count 0.4 (20% CO2+40% N2+40% O2)0.8 (20% CO2+20% N2+60% O2) Huang et al. (2019)
Pork loin Cold nitrogen plasma and lemongrass oil 500 W, 120 s and lemongrass oil5 mg/mL, 30 min L. monocytogenes 2.8 Cui et al. (2017)
Fresh and frozen pork Corona discharge plasma jet 58 kHz, 20 kV, 90–120 s E. coliL. monocytogenes 1.51.0 Choi et al. (2016).
Pork butt Flexible thin-layer DBD plasma N2/O2, 100 W, 10 min L. monocytogenesE. coliS. Typhimurium 2.042.542.68 Jayasena et al. (2015)
Pork Pulsed plasma He, Ar, 0.8 MPa, 20–100 kHz, 1.2 kVA, 10 min PsychrotropesYeast and Mold 2.70 (He)/1.20 (Ar)2.13 (He)/2.57 (Ar) Ulbin-Figlewicz et al. (2015a)
Pork Low pressure plasma He, Ar, 20 kPa, 10 min PsychrotropesYeast and Mold 1.60 (He)/1.20 (Ar)1.90 (He)/0.41 (Ar) Ulbin-Figlewicz et al. (2015b)
Pork loins DBD plasma He/He+O2, 3 kV, 30 kHz, 10 min, 3 mm distance between sample and DBD actuator L. monocytogenes E. coli 0.43 (He)/0.59 (He+O2)0.34 (He)/0.55 (He+O2) Kim et al. (2013)
Beef jerky Clove oil and encapsulated atmospheric pressure plasma Air, 8.4 kV, 2.2 kHz, 4 min, 0.05% clove oil concentration E. coli O157:H7 >7.5 Yoo et al. (2021)
Beef jerky Plasma beam system N2 or air, 20 kHz, 300 W, brine (sodium nitrite) solution L. innocua 0.85 Inguglia et al. (2020)
Beef jerky Encapsulated atmospheric pressure plasma and nisin (100 ppm) Air, 2.2 kHz, 8.4 kV, 5 min (beef jerky) and 9 min (sliced ham) E. coli O157:H7 0.80 Lee et al. (2023)
Beef jerky Flexible thin-layer DBD plasma Air, 15 kHz, 10 min L. monocytogenes E. coliS. TyphimuriumAspergillus flavus 2.362.653.033.18 Yong et al. (2017a)
Beef jerky Radio-frequency atmospheric pressure plasma Ar, 20,000 sccm, 200 W, 3 min S. aureus 3–4 Kim et al. (2014b)
Pork jerky DBD plasma Air, 4 kHz, 3.8 kV, 40 min S. aureusBacillus cereus 7.006.00 Yong et al. (2019)
Bacon Atmospheric pressure plasma He/He+O2; 125 W; 14 MHz, 90 s L. monocytogenesE. coliS. Typhimurium 2.06 (He)/2.60 (He+O2)1.57 (He)/3.00 (He+O2)1.32 (He)/1.73 (He+O2) Kim et al. (2011)
Chicken ham Atmospheric pressure plasma jet He, N2, O2, 2 kV, 50 kHz, 2 min L. monocytogenes 1.94–6.52 Lee et al. (2011)
Sliced ham Encapsulated atmospheric pressure plasma and nisin (100 ppm) Air, 2.2 kHz, 8.4 kV, 5 min (beef jerky) and 9 min (sliced ham) E. coli O157:H7 1.96 Lee et al. (2023)
Chicken patties DBD plasma 65% O2+30% CO2, 70 kV, 1% rosemary, 180 s Total plate count 0.55 (plasma0.80 (plasma+rosemary) Gao et al. (2019)
Ready-to-eat meat product (bresaola) Cold atmospheric pressure plasma 70% Ar+30% O2, 27.8 kHz, 27 kV, 15.5, 31, and 62 W, 2–60 s L. innocua 0.8–1.6 Rød et al. (2012)
DBD, dielectric barrier discharge.