ABSTRACT
This work is aimed at assessing
the microbial safety of meat and meat products sold in major markets in
Umuahia. The research was based on fresh meat samples and ready to eat meat
samples. The fresh meat samples comprises of raw beef, pork and frozen chicken
(which is readily available in most markets than raw poultry meat). The ready
to eat meat samples comprises of fried samples of beef, pork and chicken sold
at various retail points in Umuahia. The samples were assessed for the presence
of the following noted pathogenic organisms; Listeria monocytogenes,
Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coil, using selective chromogenic media. The
fresh meat samples of beef and pork showed the mean microbial load ranging from
2.39 to 3.4 x 106 cfu/g, for Listeria monocytogene, 2.35 to 6.2 x 106
cfu/g, for Staphylococcus aureus and 1.0 to 8.0 x cfu/g for Escherichia coil.
The frozen chicken sample showed a reduced mean growth ranging from 1.6 to 3.7
x 105cfiulg for Listeria monocytogenes, 6.67 to 7.6 x 05cfu/g for
Staphylococcus aureus, and 3.0 to 5.0 x 14 for Escherichia coil. The ready to
eat meats showed mean growths ranging from 0.63 5 to 2.77 x cfu/g for Listeria
monocytogenes, 1.76 to 0.63 x cfu/g for Staphylococcus aureus and 0.2 to 3.25 x
105cfu/g for Escherichia coil. The mean growth of pathogenic E. coil
ranged from 1.0 to 6.3 x 10 cfu/g in the fresh beef and pork sample, 0.5 to 2.0
x 10cfiu/g in the frozen chicken samples while a microbial load of 1.1 x cfu/g
was observed in the RTE3 (fried chicken) sample, and no growth was seen in
other Ready to eat (fried beef and pork) meat sample.
NDUBUBA, C (2021). Microbial Safety Assessment Of Meat And Meat Products In Umuahia. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 01, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-safety-assessment-of-meat-and-meat-products-in-umuahia-7-2
C, NDUBUBA. "Microbial Safety Assessment Of Meat And Meat Products In Umuahia" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 05 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-safety-assessment-of-meat-and-meat-products-in-umuahia-7-2. Accessed 01 Nov. 2024.
C, NDUBUBA. "Microbial Safety Assessment Of Meat And Meat Products In Umuahia". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 05 Aug. 2021. Web. 01 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-safety-assessment-of-meat-and-meat-products-in-umuahia-7-2 >.
C, NDUBUBA. "Microbial Safety Assessment Of Meat And Meat Products In Umuahia" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 01 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/microbial-safety-assessment-of-meat-and-meat-products-in-umuahia-7-2