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Area of Science:

  • Food Safety
  • Microbiology
  • Environmental Health

Background:

  • Airborne microorganisms pose a risk to food safety in processing environments.
  • Understanding microbial load in different processing rooms is crucial for quality control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enumerate airborne microorganisms in various rooms of a pork processing plant over one year.
  • To identify specific areas with higher microbial contamination.

Main Methods:

  • Air samples were collected bimonthly for a year from different processing rooms.
  • Aerobic bacteria, yeast-mold, and coliform counts were determined.
  • Room temperatures were recorded and analyzed.

Main Results:

  • The sausage emulsion preparation room exhibited significantly higher airborne aerobic bacteria and yeast-mold counts.
  • Coliforms were generally absent, except in the offal and sausage stuffing rooms.
  • Temperature variations were observed, with the lowest overall microbial counts in August, potentially due to increased outside air circulation.

Conclusions:

  • The sausage emulsion preparation area requires targeted interventions to reduce microbial load.
  • Baseline data on airborne microorganisms were established for this pork processing plant.
  • Environmental monitoring is essential for maintaining food safety standards.