ŞEBNEM PAMUK, ZEKİ GÜRLER, YELİZ YILDIRIM, NURHAN ERTAŞ ONMAZ

The microbiological quality of ready to eat salads sold in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Bu çalışma Afyonkarahisar’da satışa sunulan tüketime hazır bazı salata/mezelerin mikrobiyolojik kalitesini belirlemek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında 2011-2012 döneminde Afyonkarahisar’da restaurant, cafe ve çeşitli satış merkezlerini içeren 7 farklı özel işletmeye ait 261 salata/meze örneği (58 rus salatası, 52 sezar salatası, 45 ton balıklı salata, 57 akdeniz salatası, 49 çiğ köfte) mikrobiyolojik yönden incelenmiştir. Örneklerde Aerob Mezofil Genel Canlı (AMGC), Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae familyasına ait türler ve maya-küf sayıları belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma sonucunda toplam 261 örneğin %55.1’inin >6 log kob/g düzeyinde AMGC içerdiği belirlenirken, %54’ünün >4 log kob/g düzeyinde Enterobacteriaceae familyasına ait türleri ve %13’ünün >2 log kob/g S. aureus içerdiği ortaya konmuştur. İncelenen örneklerden akdeniz salatası örneklerinin tamamında >6 log kob/g düzeyinde AMGC ve >4 log kob/g düzeyinde Enterobacteriaceae familyasına ait türlerin bulunması benzer şekilde ton balıklı salata ve sezar salatası örneklerinin de söz konusu bakteriyel ajanlarla sırasıyla %83.3 ve %86.6, %71.1 ve %75 oranında kontamine bulunması, çalışma kapsamında incelenen örneklerin halk sağlığı açısından risk teşkil edebileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Afyonkarahisar’da satışa sunulan tüketime hazır bazı salata/mezelerin mikrobiyolojik kalitesi

This study was designed to evaluate the microbiological quality of RTE salads sold at retail in Afyonkarahisar. Total of 261 Ready-to- eat (RTE) salad samples (58 Russian salad, 52 sesar salad, 45 tuna fish salad, 57 Mediterranean salad and 49 cig kofte) collected from 7 different private restaurants, cafes and shopping centers were microbiologically analysed during 2011-2012. Total viable count (TVC), Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae and yeast and mold counts of the samples were determined. Of the total of 261 samples, 55.1% and 54% were found to be contaminated with >6 log cfu/g TVC and >4 log cfu/g Enterobacteriaceae respectively whereas 13% of which were found to be contaminated with >2 log cfu/g S. aureus. All of Mediterranean salads were contaminated with >6 log cfu/g TVC and >4 log cfu/g Enterobacteriaceae and similarly, most of tuna fish and sesar salad samples were found to be contaminated with these agents with the contamination levels of 83.3% and 86.6%, 71.1% and 75% respectively. The results of this study revealed that the high contaminations of these foods may be a potential hazard for public health.

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