The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in selected raw materials and food products of animal origin in Poland. In total, 1118 fish and fish products, and 2172 meat and meat products samples were examined by using ISO culture method. Out of 478 pork samples examined 45 (9.41%) contained L. monocytogenes. Out of the 317 samples of beef the microorga...

In July 1996, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), published the Pathogen Reduction; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems final rule to improve food safety of meat and poultry products. The final rule established, among other requirements, pathogen reduction performance standards for Salmonella for food animal carcasses and ra...

ment which play an important role in the liabi lity of the disease in adults do not come into force in connection with infancy. Prevalent Season.?July to September, this corresponds with the seasonal influence as it affects the disease in adults. (This applies mainly to India.) Source of Infection.?This, a highly important factor, is one that ought to be more easily solved in the case of infant...

The concentrations of hydrocarbons, 2-alkylcyclobutanones, and sulfur volatiles in irradiated (0 and 5 kGy) chicken meat samples (raw, precooked, and irradiated-cooked) were analyzed after 0 and 6 mo of frozen storage (-40°C) under oxygen-permeable packaging conditions. Two hydrocarbons [8-heptadecene (C(17:1)) and 6,9-heptadecadiene (C(17:2))], two 2-alkylcyclobutanones (2-dodecylcyclobutanone...

The inhibitory effects of Adhatoda vasica ethanolic leaf extract (AVELE) against Listeria monocytogenes were examined to assess its potential to preserve minimally processed meat products safely. The total phenolic, flavonoid, and alkaloid levels in AVELE were 10.09 ± 4.52 mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g, 22.43 ± 1.62 mg of quercetin equivalents/g, and 19.43 ± 3.90 mg/g, respectively. AVE...

Deboning of meat is an important technology to improve yield and sustainability of meat production. Mechanically separated meat (MSM) is generally considered to be of inferior quality, and its use is subject to strict regulations. Manually deboned meat is accepted as regular meat, and not subjected to the same restrictions. Today, the development of the technology for mechanical meat-bone separ...

INTRODUCTION Food-borne disease outbreaks remain a major global health challenge and cross-contamination from raw meat due to poor handling is a major cause in developing countries. Adequate knowledge of meat handlers is important in limiting these outbreaks. This study evaluated and compared the safe meat-handling knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of private (PMPP) and government meat p...

Food-borne pathogens are a major source of illness and death, thus leading to a huge expenditure of money on healthcare. Generally children are affected the most by food poisoning due to their weak immune systems. Key contributing factors include changes in eating habits, mass catering, availability of street foods at neighborhood corners, social or religious fairs, complex and lengthy food sup...

Approximately 550 to 600 yersiniosis patients are reported annually in Sweden. Although pigs are thought to be the main reservoir of food-borne pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica, the role of pork meat as a vehicle for transmission to humans is still unclear. Pork meat collected from refrigerators and local shops frequented by yersiniosis patients (n=48) were examined for the presence of pathog...