Microbial ecosystems were surveyed in 314 environmental samples from 54 Southern and Eastern European small-scale processing units (PUs) manufacturing traditional dry fermented sausages. The residual microflora contaminating the surfaces and the equipment were analysed after cleaning and disinfection procedures. All the PU environments were colonised at various levels by spoilage and technological microflora with excessive contamination levels in some of the PUs. Sporadic contamination by pathogenic microflora was recorded. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were detected in 4.8% and 6.7% of the samples, respectively, and Staphylococcus aureus was enumerated in 6.1% of the samples. Several critical points were identified, such as the machines for S. aureus and the tables and the knives for L. monocytogenes; this knowledge is crucial for the improvement of hygiene control systems in small and traditional meat processing industries. The variability of the residual contamination emphasized the different cleaning, disinfecting and manufacturing practices routinely followed by these small-scale processing units.
Traditional dry fermented sausages produced in small-scale processing units in Mediterranean countries and Slovakia. 1. Microbial ecosystems of processing environments / Talon, R; Lebert, I; Lebert, A; Leroy, S; Garriga, M; Aymerich, T; Drosinos, E. H.; Zanardi, Emanuela; Ianieri, Adriana; Fraqueza, M. J.; Patarata, L; Laukova, A.. - In: MEAT SCIENCE. - ISSN 0309-1740. - 77:(2007), pp. 570-579. [10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.05.006]
Traditional dry fermented sausages produced in small-scale processing units in Mediterranean countries and Slovakia. 1. Microbial ecosystems of processing environments
ZANARDI, Emanuela;IANIERI, Adriana;
2007-01-01
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Microbial ecosystems were surveyed in 314 environmental samples from 54 Southern and Eastern European small-scale processing units (PUs) manufacturing traditional dry fermented sausages. The residual microflora contaminating the surfaces and the equipment were analysed after cleaning and disinfection procedures. All the PU environments were colonised at various levels by spoilage and technological microflora with excessive contamination levels in some of the PUs. Sporadic contamination by pathogenic microflora was recorded. Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes were detected in 4.8% and 6.7% of the samples, respectively, and Staphylococcus aureus was enumerated in 6.1% of the samples. Several critical points were identified, such as the machines for S. aureus and the tables and the knives for L. monocytogenes; this knowledge is crucial for the improvement of hygiene control systems in small and traditional meat processing industries. The variability of the residual contamination emphasized the different cleaning, disinfecting and manufacturing practices routinely followed by these small-scale processing units.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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