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The effects of mandatory HACCP implementation on microbiological indicators of process hygiene in meat processing and retail establishments in Serbia.
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Meat science [Meat Sci] 2016 Apr; Vol. 114, pp. 54-57. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 20. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- A total of 48,246 microbiological test results were collected from 130 meat processing plants and 220 meat retail facilities over a seven year period: 41 months before and 43 months after HACCP implementation. Our results confirm a strong positive effect of mandatory HACCP implementation on process hygiene indicators in meat establishments. Significant reductions were observed in the number of hygiene indicator organisms on all types of surfaces examined and types of meat establishments investigated. The improvement of process hygiene was articulated as aerobic colony count reduction of at least 1.0 log10 CFU/cm(2) for food contact surfaces and over 2 log10 CFU/cm(2) for cooling facilities (refrigerators, freezers and other meat cooling devices). Meat handlers' hands hygiene was least positively affected. The period after mandatory HACCP implementation was also marked by a steady decline of positive Enterobacteriaceae and Staphylococcus samples. Process hygiene advances for meat processing plants and meat retail facilities were similar.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Bacteria, Aerobic growth & development
Colony Count, Microbial
Enterobacteriaceae growth & development
Food Microbiology
Hand Hygiene
Humans
Meat Products microbiology
Serbia
Staphylococcus growth & development
Commerce
Consumer Product Safety
Food Handling standards
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
Hygiene
Meat microbiology
Meat-Packing Industry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-4138
- Volume :
- 114
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Meat science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26735573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2015.12.008