Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products
RTE meat and fish products with a long shelf‑life are associated with the high risk of transmission of L. monocytogenes to human. Also, soft and semi-soft cheeses are in focus according to potential contamination with L. monocytogenes bacteria. The aim of the study was to give an overview about the...
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| author | Mati Roasto Kadrin Meremäe Toomas Kramarenko Mihkel Mäesaar Maiu Kuningas |
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| description | RTE meat and fish products with a long shelf‑life are associated with the high risk of transmission of L. monocytogenes to human. Also, soft and semi-soft cheeses are in focus according to potential contamination with L. monocytogenes bacteria. The aim of the study was to give an overview about the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food products obtained at food business operator's self-control and at official control level. It was found that the highest L. monocytogenes prevalence was in RTE fish products (11.6%), followed by fruit and vegetable based products (3.9%), mixed salads (2.2%), culinary products (2.0%), non‑categorized RTE food products (1.4%), RTE meat products (0.9%) and meals from retail outlets (0.7%). L. monocytogenes was not found in food intended for infants and for medical purposes, and in gravy products. Generally, the prevalence of L. monocytogenes was low, except among RTE fish products, especially salted fish and fish products, smoked fish and cold‑smoked fish products among which the prevalence of L. monocytogenes was 28.6%, 28.3% and 14.3%, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea7d9d3d6e694efa9e8d9a43abf17f262022-12-22T00:53:19ZengEstonian Academic Agricultural SocietyAgraarteadus1024-08452228-48932017-06-01281253110.15159/jas.17.02Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food productsMati Roasto0Kadrin Meremäe1Toomas Kramarenko2Mihkel Mäesaar3Maiu Kuningas4 Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, F.R. Kreutzwaldi 56/3, 51014 Tartu, Estonia. Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, F.R. Kreutzwaldi 56/3, 51014 Tartu, Estonia. Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory Kreutzwaldi 30, Tartu 51006, Estonia. Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory Kreutzwaldi 30, Tartu 51006, Estonia. Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory Kreutzwaldi 30, Tartu 51006, Estonia. RTE meat and fish products with a long shelf‑life are associated with the high risk of transmission of L. monocytogenes to human. Also, soft and semi-soft cheeses are in focus according to potential contamination with L. monocytogenes bacteria. The aim of the study was to give an overview about the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in ready-to-eat food products obtained at food business operator's self-control and at official control level. It was found that the highest L. monocytogenes prevalence was in RTE fish products (11.6%), followed by fruit and vegetable based products (3.9%), mixed salads (2.2%), culinary products (2.0%), non‑categorized RTE food products (1.4%), RTE meat products (0.9%) and meals from retail outlets (0.7%). L. monocytogenes was not found in food intended for infants and for medical purposes, and in gravy products. Generally, the prevalence of L. monocytogenes was low, except among RTE fish products, especially salted fish and fish products, smoked fish and cold‑smoked fish products among which the prevalence of L. monocytogenes was 28.6%, 28.3% and 14.3%, respectively. http://agrt.emu.ee/pdf/2017_1_roasto.pdf Listeria monocytogenesRTE food productsprevalence |
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| title | Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products |
| title_full | Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products |
| title_fullStr | Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products |
| title_short | Listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready-to-eat food products |
| title_sort | listeria monocytogenes prevalence in ready to eat food products |
| topic | Listeria monocytogenes RTE food products prevalence |
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