BACTERIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MEAT PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT AND THEIR CONTROL

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A total of 75 swabs was collected from the surface of cutting tables (25), containers (25) and mincing machines (25) of meat processors located at Alexandria Governorate. The swabs were examined bacteriologically including total bacterial count, coliform count (MPN), Enterococci count (MPN) and Staphylococcus aureus count. The results indicate high bacterial counts and the machines were found to be highly contaminated in relation to cutting tables and containers. Identification of the isolated bacteria from the examined equipments was carried out. In addition the effect of the sanitizers such as No germ 50, Nascosept and Misrogerm on the bacterial count in practice were investigated and determined.