TY - JOUR AB - In this paper, we propose a new way for the determination of aw in fresh and salt meat. The principle is founded on the analysis of a small air volume inside the product. First we describe the fundamental definition of water activity, the state‐of‐the‐art of commercial aw meters, the effects of aw on microbiology in food. In the second step, after a description of the sensor, the principle and the procedure of measurement are explained. The measurements of aw are realized in meat at different stages of drying. Reproducibility and the temperature effect are particularly analyzed. VL - 23 IS - 4 SN - 0260-2288 DO - 10.1108/02602280310496836 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02602280310496836 AU - Ferblantier G. AU - Sorli B. AU - Pascal‐Delannoy F. AU - Boyer A. PY - 2003 Y1 - 2003/01/01 TI - Feasibility of a new sensor for water activity determination T2 - Sensor Review PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 316 EP - 322 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -