Investigation of the Presence of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in Bovine Origin Foods
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in
200 bovine origin meat, milk and their products (minced meat, meatball, Inegöl meatball, sausage, pasteurized milk,
Tulum cheese, fresh soft cheese and cecil cheese). Salmonella were isolated from 66 (33%) of 200 samples. While 45
(22.5%) of which were obtained from meat origin samples (16 minced meat, 10 inegöl meatball, 16 meatball and 3
sausage) and 21 (10.5%) of which was detected in cheese samples (6 tulum and 15 fresh soft cheeses). L. monocytogenes
was detected in a total 6 samples (3%); 2 (1%) of the meat (one ground beef and one meatball) and 4 (2%) of
the cheese samples (one tulum and 3 fresh soft cheeses). In contrast, Salmonella spp. or L. monocytogenes was not
detected in pasteurized milk and sausage samples. The high prevalence of Salmonella spp. and presence of L. monocytogenes
in the samples could pose public health risks for consumers. To avoid Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes
contamination, hygienic rules of slaughter and meat processing or pasteurizing milk must be rigorously observed.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
April 15, 2018
Submission Date
October 6, 2016
Acceptance Date
April 18, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 15 Number: 1