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- Title
DETAILED BACTERIOLOGIC AND TOXICOLOGIC ANALYSIS REPORT OF TURKISH ARMED FORCES (TAF) FOOD CONTROL DETACHMENTS.
- Authors
BABAYIGIT, Mustafa Alparslan; TAYAN, Serap; TAYAN, Umut; TOK, Duran
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In this study, it was aimed to present detailed bacteriologic and toxicologic analysis of 2011 report of Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) Food Control Detachments. MATERIAL AND METHOD: In this observational and descriptive study, we analysed the 2011 surveillance report on bacteriologic and toxicologic food analysis. RESULTS: The total number of foodstuff which was analysed in 2011 was 2825 (63.3% food of animal origin, 24.0% food of vegetative origin, 12.7% other) from the 24 TAF Food Control Detachments, comprising 8 Type A and 16 Type B. Bacteriologic and toxicologic positive results were 4522 (average analysis ratio per foodstuff was 1.6). The most detected microorganisms were Salmonella Spp. (18.4%), Mold (14.3%), Listeria Monocytogenes (11.8%) and Yeast (11.6%). Chicken was in the fi rst place among foodstuffs (n=1066, 23.5%) in terms of bacterial growth. Salmonella spp. (47.5%) and Listeria monocytogenes (29.4%) were the most detected bacteriae in chicken samples. For cattle and turkey foodstuffs, these percentages were 11.5% and 27.4% for Salmonella spp., and 29.2% and 21.6% for Listeria monocytogenes. Of all hot meal samples, 42.5% had Escherichia coli reproduction. E.coli O157:H7 growths were 36.2% in chicken, 17.2% in turkey, 10.7 in cheese, and 8.5% in cattle. There were no positive results of sulfi te-reducing anaerobes, pseudomonas aeroginosa, antibiotic residues, lipophilic bacteria, proteolitic bacteria, osmophilic yeast and mold. CONCLUSION: According to microbiological criteria regulations of Turkish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, there must be no reproduction for Escherichia coli, E.coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes in any kind of foodstuffs. Animal slaugthering and the food supply corporations should be inspected more frequently.
- Publication
Balkan Military Medical Review, 2014, Vol 17, p10
- ISSN
1107-6275
- Publication type
Article