Open AccessSANITARY EVALUATION OF MILK PRODUCTS IN MOUNTAIN DAIRIES
Author(s) -
R. Mioni,
A. Paiusco,
L. Ravella,
D. Comin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2010.7.73
Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , food science , coagulase , salmonella , listeria , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
between 2006 and 2007 881 samples of “malga” (little mountain dairies) milk products were analysed to estimate their hygienic characteristics. Several samples showed high counts for Escherichia coli and coagulase-positive staphylococci, while Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. were absent in all of the samples; 0,9% of cheese samples, 4,1% of butter samples and 4,7% of “ricotta” samples were positive for Listeria monocytogenes, so as 14,7% of cheese samples for staphylococcal enterotoxins