Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in Salami Manufactured in the Marche Region (Central Italy)

Annalisa PETRUZZELLI; Giuliana BLASI; Laura MASINI; Laura CALZA; Anna DURANTI; Sabrina SANTARELLI; Stefano FISICHELLA; Giovanni PEZZOTTI; Lucia AQUILANTI; Andrea OSIMANI; Franco TONUCCI

doi:10.1292/jvms.09-0247

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Occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in Salami Manufactured in the Marche Region (Central Italy)

Annalisa PETRUZZELLI, Giuliana BLASI, Laura MASINI, Laura CALZA, Anna DURANTI, Sabrina SANTARELLI, Stefano FISICHELLA, Giovanni PEZZOTTI, Lucia AQUILANTI, Andrea OSIMANI, Franco TONUCCI

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Annalisa PETRUZZELLI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Giuliana BLASI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Laura MASINI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Laura CALZA
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Anna DURANTI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Sabrina SANTARELLI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Stefano FISICHELLA
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Giovanni PEZZOTTI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche
Lucia AQUILANTI
Section of Food, Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, Department of Food, Agro-Engineering, Physical, Economical and Landscape Sciences (SAIFET), Polytechnic University of Marche
Andrea OSIMANI
Section of Food, Industrial and Environmental Microbiology, Department of Food, Agro-Engineering, Physical, Economical and Landscape Sciences (SAIFET), Polytechnic University of Marche
Franco TONUCCI
Experimental Zooprofilattic Institute of Umbria and Marche

Keywords: Ciauscolo, European Commission (EC) Regulation N° 2073/2005, Italy, L. monocytogenes, salami

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2010 Volume 72 Issue 4 Pages 499-502

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.09-0247

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Listeria monocytogenes in salami samples collected from production plants of the Marche Region, and to assess the end-product acceptability based on the former Italian regulations and European Commission (EC) Regulation N° 2073/2005. Based on the limits specified in the former Italian regulations, the percentage of non-acceptable samples was 34.3%, whereas based on the limits specified in EC Regulation N° 2073/2005, a lower percentage (17.1%) was seen. A similar trend was seen also when only the Ciauscolo salami were considered, with 45.2 and 27.4% of non-acceptable samples, respectively. No correlations were identified between occurrence of L. monocytogenes and the main parameters or the manufacturing processes.

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