Table 1. Primary growth models used to predict growth of L. monocytogenes in refrigerated cooked sausage after the packaging had been opened in household

Model	Equation1)	Used program
Baranyi	y=y0+μAt-ln⁡1+expμAt+1exp⁡ymax-y0At=t+1μln⁡    exp⁡μt+exp⁡-μλ-exp ⁡-μt+λ	DMFit

¹⁾y=cell number (log CFU/g), y₀=log initial number of cells (log CFU/g), A=difference between initial and final cell numbers (CFU/g), t=time, μ=maximum growth rate, λ=lag time.