(Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2006-02-28) Günşen, Uğur; Dokuzlu, Uğur; Temelli, Seran; Şen, M. K. Cem; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Veteriner Fakültesi.
In this study, six predetermined processing stages and six possible contamination sources in frozen stuffed snail production were examined for the enumeration of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, coliforms, Escherichia coli (E. coli), coagulase positive staphylococci and for the detection of Listeria spp. and Salmonella spp. Results revealed that the cooling stage was a major contamination factor. Also, shells, although ‘pasteurized’, seemed to be one of the causes for the increases in the final microbial counts of the product. Another minor source for recontamination was determined as the cooling vat. Improvements were recommended for more effective technology applications, which would eliminate risks for contamination for the product.
