ESTABLISHING DETERMINANTS IMPACTIN G RISK PERCEPTION IN REFERENCE TO THE SAFETY OF MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

Chemical safety of meat and meat products.

Since the Second World War the consumer behaviour in developed countries changed drastically. Primarily there existed the demand for sufficient food after a period of starvation, afterwards the desire for higher quality was arising, whereas today most people ask for safe and healthy food with high quality. Therefore a united approach comprising consistent standards, sound science and robust con...

Meat and Meat Products

Safety and Quality of Chicken Meat Products

One hundred samples of ten poultry meat products were collected from AL-Ahsa markets (King Saudi Arabia). The samples were ranked from carcass cuts “filet and thigh” to minced meat or further processed products as burger, nuggets, frankfurter and meat paste loaf. Samples were collected in triplicate for sensory, chemical and microbiological analysis to assure their quality and safety. The obtai...

Consumers perception of iberian cooked meat products

Today, many consumers demand and have available a wide assortment of high quality foods. The quality of meat products is influenced by intrinsic factors such as breed, genotype, reared system, and feeding regime. Thus, cooked products manufactured from raw material from Iberian and white pigs should show different sensory quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate different cooked products ...

Estimating Proportion of Meat and Validating Results of Meat Products Using Histochemistry and Image Analysis in Meat Products of Hamadan City, Iran

Background and Objectives: Meat products are rich sources of proteins. Due to the high prices of raw meats, there is a possibility of fraud in these products. The objectives of this study were to assess chemical characteristics and estimate proportion of skeletal muscle in meat products using histology and image analysis. Materials and Methods:  Totally, 50 sausage samples (27 sausages and 23 B...