title: [Assessment of microbiological quality of minced meat designed for retail sale].
abstract: In the years 2000-2001 eighty nine portions (445 samples) of minced meat (beef and pork, beef, pork, veal, turkey) produced by supermarkets and other meat producers from Łódź and around Łódź were examined to check if they meet the standard requirements of PN-97/A-82009 and PN-97/A-82009/A1. The following parameters were determined according to PN-94/A-82055: the total number of microorganisms, most probable number of Escherichia coli, enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus and detection of Salmonella. In addition the presence of Listeria was determined in 25 g of examined meat. The examination showed that 36 (40.4%) portions of minced meat did not meet the requirements of standards mainly because the number of most probable number of E. coli exceeded the norm values.
authors.affiliation: Centralne Laboratorium Chłodnictwa, 92-332 łódź.
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Białasiewicz
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zwierzyńska
authors.forename: Danuta
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Majczyna
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Królasik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005525:Food-Processing Industry / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008087:Listeria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D011044:Poland; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D014422:Turkeys / Q000382:microbiology