Evaluation of Microbial Contamination of Chicken and Fish in Food Industries and Associated Health Effects in Saudi Arabia
Evaluation of Microbial Contamination of Chicken and Fish in Food Industries and Associated Health Effects in Saudi Arabia
Fahad A. Al-Abbasi1*, Abdullah Samer Habib1, Vikas Kumar2 and Firoz Anwar1
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed determining the microbial contamination in imported fish and chicken in Saudi Arabia and impact on food industry production workers. Sufficient samples (approx. 422) from imported fish and chicken were randomly collected and analyzed for total plate count (TPC), Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Pseudomonas. Five healthy workers directly involved with processing, handling from various departments without any prior disease were selected for blood profiling. Significant increase in S. aureus colonies were observed in fish samples compared to chicken in the month of September and October, 2017 and in fish and chicken meat from December, 2017 to June, 2018. In all samples TPC was more or less same for fish and chicken. E. coli was non traceable in any of the analyzed samples. Uniform pattern of V. parahaemolyticus was observed from March to June 2018 but was altered in 2017. Elevated level of C-reactive protein was observed in two of human samples, which reflected some internal inflammation without any clinical symptoms. This is fore thought to evaluate the conditions in which these livestock are grown and processed for import and the need to reset the standards for workers with periodic health checkups.
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