Contribution à l’évaluation de la qualité bactériologique de la viande hachée commercialisée à Ain Temouchent

Abstract

Minced meat occupies a special place in the diet in Algeria. However, it is a product that is easily contaminated and is the vehicle for a number of food-borne illnesses. The objective of our work aims to evaluate the microbiological quality of 10 samples of minced meat taken from different points of sale in the city of Ain Temouchent. The results of the microbiological analysis show that 50% of the samples are of unsatisfactory quality which makes them unfit for consumption, FMAT is the most widespread flora, it was present in all of these samples with levels exceeding the limits required by Algerian regulations in 50% of the samples followed by fecal coliforms where 10% of the samples were of unsatisfactory quality. On the other hand, 100% of our samples were of satisfactory quality in relation to contamination by pathogenic germs (Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Clostridium). These results are worrying because samples of unsatisfactory quality present a danger to public health and can constitute a major source of toxic infections for the consumer