BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF FROZEN IMPORTED MEAT AND SAUSAGE IN BASRAH CITY
2020
Samar S. Ghazi
The study was conducted for the purpose of investigating the intestinal bacterialcontamination in imported red meat and imported sausage. The study was carried out on 40samples of imported meat and 30 samples of sausage. The samples were collected fromdifferent areas in Basrah city (Al-Khaleej district, Al-Hayania, Al-Geneina, Five miles, Al-Ashar and Basra Market). Bacterial contamination in imported products (red meat andsausage)was investigated. In addition, total bacterial count for samples was done andcompared with specific control rates. Meat samples extracts were cultivated in differentdevelopmental and diagnostic media for the purpose of screening for bacterialcontamination mainly represented by coliform bacteria, Klebsiella pnumonia and Proteusspp. The results of the current study showed a high level of bacterial content in importedred meat and imported sausage, where the numbers of coliform bacteria, Klebsiellapneumonia and proteus spp above the permitted limit set by the Iraqi centralstandardization and quality.
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