Evaluation of the Sanitary Conditions of Head Meat, Esophagus, Diaphragm Meat, and Boning Scrap Processing
Joint Authors
Santos, Elis Caroline Celestina dos
Neto, Adelino Cunha
Silva Castro, Vinicius
Carvalho, Ricardo Cesar Tavares
Figueiredo, Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Abstract EN
Enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, and Escherichia coli counts are important hygiene indicators and may be pathogenic.
Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine microbiological contamination in head meat, the esophagus, diaphragm, and boning scraps and evaluate the hygienic conditions of the processing of these products.
The Petrifilm® (3M) method for determining Enterobacteriaceae, total coliforms, and E.
coli was applied for 104 samples.
APHA, European Union, PAHO/WHO, and Brazil/MAPA recommendations were followed.
Bleeding and skinning knives were contaminated with E.
coli (61.5%).
Regarding the meat cuts, 30.76% samples from head meat, the esophagus and the boning flap showed the presence of E.
coli in counts up to 2 log CFU/g, while 15.3% of the diaphragm samples showed up to 1.85 log CFU/g.
The analyzed comminuted meat was, therefore, shown to be contaminated with E.
coli during processing, indicating that end-products from this raw material can offer biological risks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Santos, Elis Caroline Celestina dos& Neto, Adelino Cunha& Silva Castro, Vinicius& Carvalho, Ricardo Cesar Tavares& Figueiredo, Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza. 2017. Evaluation of the Sanitary Conditions of Head Meat, Esophagus, Diaphragm Meat, and Boning Scrap Processing. Journal of Food Quality،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175830
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Santos, Elis Caroline Celestina dos…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Sanitary Conditions of Head Meat, Esophagus, Diaphragm Meat, and Boning Scrap Processing. Journal of Food Quality No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175830
American Medical Association (AMA)
Santos, Elis Caroline Celestina dos& Neto, Adelino Cunha& Silva Castro, Vinicius& Carvalho, Ricardo Cesar Tavares& Figueiredo, Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza. Evaluation of the Sanitary Conditions of Head Meat, Esophagus, Diaphragm Meat, and Boning Scrap Processing. Journal of Food Quality. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175830
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175830