Fulfilling the requirements for exporting fish meat products (tuna pâté) to the United States market
Rašeta, Mladen
Branković Lazić, Ivana
Petronijević, Radivoj
Zsolt, Becskei
Jovanović, Jelena
Mrdović, Boris
Lukić, Mirjana
The objective of this work was to ensure all necessary prerequisites for exporting canned fish meat (tuna pâté) to the United States market are met. To accomplish this, thermocou- ple measurements were conducted during sterilization in the autoclave to validate the heat treatment process. Initially, a temperature distribution study was carried out during regular production, followed by a heat penetration study. In both cases, the success criteria were satisfied. The temperature distribution was monitored using nine thermocouple probes, and within one minute after the holding time (come up time), the temperature at all measured points in the autoclave medium exceeded 120°C. For the heat penetration study, eleven probes were used, eight placed in the thermal centre of the cans and three in the autoclave medium. All probes located at the thermal centre achieved F0 values ranging from 6.88 to 8.56 minutes, confirming the safety and effectiveness of the sterilization process for tuna pâté intended for export to the United States.
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2025-12-01
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Sterilization, US import, Tuna pâté, Thermal distribution study, Heat penetration study