Pesquisa de listeria monocytogenes em linguiças do tipo frescal

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2014-02-25

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Universidade Federal de Goiás

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Studies conducted in Brazil showed the presence of pathogenic bacteria in foods whose consumption can cause diseases and food-borne disorders. In general, consumers have expectations about consuming safe food and foodborne diseases are highly unpleasant, generating distrust in the quality of food products on the market. Listeria monocytogenes is an important pathogen transmitted by food, whose accurate identification is important for the correct risk determination associated with the ingestion of various kinds of food. Considering the importance of this pathogen to the consumer, the present study aimed to isolate and identify Listeria monocytogenes in frescal type of sausages, butchers sold in the city of Aparecida de Goiânia Goiás. 88 samples were analyzed, been 44 frescal type of pork sausage and 44 of chicken meat from the butchers of Aparecida de Goiânia, registered in the Comércio Varejista de Carnes Frescas in Goiás. Was followed the methodology of sampling and analytical recommended by the American Public Health Association, and the analyzes were performed at the Laboratório de Controle Higiênico Sanitário de Alimentos da Faculdade de utrição da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Of the total samples, six were considered suspicious and inteneded with biochemical evidence, none were considered positive for the target bacteria. The results obtained in this research found a quality sausages for the target bacteria, but must be reinforced the need for legal support to facilitate recognition of research actions broader control and disease severity dissemination, especially in pregnant women, newborn born, immunocompromised and elderly who are the most vulnerable population.

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ALMEIDA, Thatyana Lacerda de. Pesquisa de listeria monocytogenes em linguiças do tipo frescal. 2014. 77 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2014.