Carga microbiológica presente en carne bovina que se expenden al público en Pedernales Microbiological load present in beef sold to the public in Pedernales

Abstract

Beef is a fundamental food in human nutrition, because it provides good protein intake. The objective was to evaluate the microbiological quality of red beef issued in the supply centers of the cantonal head of Pedernales Manabi, in order to know if there is any degree of contamination. A quantitative approach was proposed with synthetic analytical methodology, as a technique the laboratory analysis and the instrument was the microbiological analysis report to know the presence of: Salmonella, Fungi, Mesophiles and Enterobacteriaceae, the control of microbiological conformity was applied the INEN 1338-2012 Standard; where four tertiaries and two types of meat preservation were evaluated, in an analysis of variance of two factors, for the comparison of means median, standard deviation and tukey's test at 0.05 probability was performed. The results obtained showed the microbiological loads presenting the highest values of enterobacteria with a mean of 4.98 Ufc/g, followed by Mesophiles with 4.86 Ufc/g, complying with the regulations for the sale of meat marketed in the canton of Pedernales. The presence of Salmonella with 2.93 cfu/g did not comply with INEN regulations that require the absence of Salmonella for the marketing of raw meat. In the presence of fungi (cfu/g), there was an overall average of 4.75 cfu/g, which is within the equatorial standard and is within the limits allowed by INEN