Sodium Metasilicate (SMS) is a USDA approved antimicrobial and has been shown to be inhibitory towards various foodborne pathogens in refrigerated raw poultry and beef trimmings. The objectives of this study were to determine the antimicrobial effects of SMS against Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat turkey ham and to ascertain effects of various treatments on pH. Ready-to-eat turkey ham sl...

BACKGROUND: Commercially available fruits and raw and ready-to-eat vegetables (n = 445) were examined for aerobic, coliform, and yeast and mould counts using normalised methods. Listeria spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. were detected by real time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) after enrichment. RESULTS: Aerobic plate counts ranged from <10 to >109 colony-forming units (CFU) g−...

Listeria species are widely distributed in environment and L. monocytogenes are the causal agent of Listeriosis, the disease that can be serious and fatal to human and animals. The objectives of this study were to detect, isolate and identify Listeria monocytogenes from retail broiler chicken ready to eat meat products in restaurants-Khartoum state, Sudan. A total of 250 retail broiler chicken ...

Background and Objectives: Listeria monocytogenes are known as an emerged foodborne pathogen and considered as a severe health risk. In the present study, prevalence and antibiotic resistance of L. monocytogenes isolated from ready-to-eat meat products in Iran were assessed. Materials and Methods: A total of 200 ready-to-eat meat products, including chicken meat (wing, breast, and leg), lamb a...