Meat minced semi-finished products with iodine-containing vegetable components

Quality Control of Finished Products

The quality of finished products is basic for consumers. Food products must first of all be safe and without danger for consumer health. They must also fulfill consumer requirements, both sensory and nutritional. Consumers have to be convinced that the control system applied guarantees the declared quality of the products. Therefore, proper labeling of products is important. The labeling has to...

Meat and Meat Products

Analysis of bacterial contamination in fresh and finished meat products and their molecular identification

Fresh and packaged food safety, especially of meat products has become a major issue because of microbial contamination. In the present study, an attempt has been made to isolate bacteria from fresh and packaged meat products from various sources and locations. The isolated bacterial samples were identified by Phenotypic, biochemical and molecular characterization. The veracity of the contamina...

Carcass Traits and the Quality of Meat from Cattle Finished on Diets Containing Barley

Research on barley as an animal feed started some decades ago but its utilization in animal production has been limited to countries that grow the crop extensively. Corn has been the most popular energy feed in cattle rations, but the high price of corn and the decreased supply of the grain in the international market have shifted the focus of the animal industry to other cereal crops like barl...

Comparative Study of Polyethylene and Polyamide Packaging Containing Silver Nanoparticles in Reduction of Meat Products (Mince Meat) Microbial Load

In order to measure the effect of antibacterial nano-covers, the direct contact of covers with meat products mixture was used as a control. Samples were contaminated with standard strains of gram-negative Escherichia coli and gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The samples were compared at specified times (0, 24, 48, and 72 hours). Despite the samples had large numbe...