Microbiological quality of the commercialized beef in the city of Calceta

The objective of the research was to determine the hygienic-sanitary quality of beef sold in market stalls and butcheries in the city of Calceta. the sources of contamination in the commercialization of beef were identified through a diagnosis, in which a compliance prerequisite checklist was used based on the NTE INEN 2687 standard. It was determined that the contamination is triggered by the lack of knowledge of the personnel about good commercialization practices and integral waste handling, lack of hygiene, lack of asepsis in work surfaces and tools, non-existent control of pests and presence of physical contaminants (dust, ambient temperature). Samples from 25 retail locations (18 market stalls and 7 butcheries) were analyzed microbiologically in two schedules (06:00 and 11:00 am) being Salmonella, Total Coliforms, Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Aerobic mesophilic the parameters analyzed, according to NTE INEN 1338. By this study, the presence of all the aforementioned was evidenced exceeding the majority of the maximum allowed limits. Overall, only 16% of the samples were within the acceptable ranges of microbial load. The probability of contamination for market stalls was determined to be higher than for butcheries. This allows us to conclude that good hygiene and handling practices should be applied to take care of the safety of meats and that the population is not affected by foodborne illnesses.

• Egile nagusia: Saltos Solórzano, Julio Vinicio (author)
• Beste egile batzuk: Márquez Bravo, Yesenia (author), Bermúdez Demera, Yen Henry (author), López Pin, Jean Carlos (author)
• Formatua: article
• Hizkuntza: spa
• Argitaratua: 2019
• Sarrera elektronikoa: https://revistasespam.espam.edu.ec/index.php/Revista_ESPAMCIENCIA/article/view/196