BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS CONNECTED WITH CONSUMP TION OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS.1. PATHOGENIC BACTERIA

The Authors examined the microbiological composition of 1,102 samples of animal food, in order to assess the biological hazard connected wit h their compsumption. The samples were collected from production and f rom distribution. Particularly the Authors pay attention to those prod ucts that appeared more suitable as carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria, owing to their characteristic of conservation, commercial d istribution and consumption. Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, were isolated from several products. Bovine mea ts is expecially tainted by Listeria, while pork by Salmonella.