title: Detection of central nervous system tissue as bovine spongiform encephalopathy specified risk material in traditional Turkish meat products.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study used enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits to investigate the presence of central nervous system (CNS) tissue in commercial raw and processed traditional Turkish meat products offered for consumption in various markets.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-six raw traditional Turkish meat products (32 fresh raw beef patties, 32 cig kofta, 32 pastirma) and 64 processed traditional Turkish meat products (32 doner kebabs and 32 fresh processed beef patties) were analysed. CNS tissue was not found in pastirma, doner kebab, or fresh processed beef patty samples. The levels of CNS contamination in fresh raw beef patties were low (0.1% absorbance standard; 3.1%) and moderate (0.2% absorbance standard; 6.2%). The level of contamination in the cig kofta was low (0.1% absorbance standard; 18.8%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CNS tissue was present in all raw traditional Turkish meat products except for pastirma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15031 Burdur, Turkey. drmkalex@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hasircioglu
authors.forename: Cagdas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: A Selcen Akcan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dogruer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002490:Central Nervous System; D003132:Commerce; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products / Q000032:analysis*; D009417:Nerve Tissue; D012306:Risk; D014421:Turkey