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A study suggests kimchi can prevent food poisoning. The Food Safety Research Division of the Korea Food Research Institute said Monday experiments found naturally-fermented kimchi effective in killing salmonella, staphylococcus, vibrio germs and E.coli bacteria.
A team led by Dr. Lee Jong-gyeong conducted an experiment putting salmonella, E.coli O157:H7 and vibrio germs into well-fermented kimchi at pH 4.4. Four hours later, more than 99 percent of the bacteria were dead. Kimchi also disinfected vibrio germs 10 minutes after it touched the bacilli.
¡°Our study shows that kimchi can effectively ward off food poisoning by varying the ingredients or fermentation temperature,¡± Lee said. ¡°When eating foods susceptible to harmful bacteria, such as meat and fish, one can prevent food poisoning by accompanying them with kimchi.¡±
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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