| Bacterial populations associated with meat from the deboning room of a high throughput red meat abattoir. | |
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PMID: 22060877 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Developing countries are faced with high incidences of food poisoning outbreaks, with obvious economic consequences. In highly perishable foodstuffs such as fresh red meat the threat of food poisoning is particularly intense. In this study, red meat samples were collected from a deboning room of a high throughput abattoir. The samples were analysed for the presence of Bacillus cereus., Staphylococcus aureus., Pseudomonas spp., Listeria monocytogenes., Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. The aerobic plate counts as well as Enterobacteriaceae were also enumerated. Almost without exception the counts exceeded the microbiological guidelines for raw meat as proposed by the South African Department of Health. The average B. cereus count over the sampling period was 8.32 × 10(3) cfu, g (-1), for S. aureus and Pseudomonas spp. 1.72 × 10(5) and 1.7 × 10(5) cfu g(-1) respectively and for E. coli 3.4 × 10(5) cfu g(-1). Sixty percent of the samples were positive for presumptive Salmonella spp. while 52% of the samples tested positive for the presence of L. monocytogenes. The aerobic plate and Enterobacteriaceae counts were 1.7 × 10(7) and 4.6 × 10(6) cfu g(-1), respectively. The data highlighted the need for a more systematic approach to ensuring safe food through implementing quality control methods to prevent the entry and proliferation of pathogens in meat and meat products, especially during processes with a high degree of handling, such as deboning. |
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Authors:
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S Nel; J F R Lues; E M Buys; P Venter |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Meat science Volume: 66 ISSN: 0309-1740 ISO Abbreviation: Meat Sci. Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-11-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101160862 Medline TA: Meat Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 667-74 Citation Subset: - |
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School for Environmental Development and Agriculture, P/Bag X20539, Technikon Free State, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa. |
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