Risk assessment of poultry sloughterhouses in Albania

ROVENA JAHELEZI^1*, BIZENA BIJO²

¹Veterinary Public Health, National Food Authority of Tirana-Albania.

²Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana-Albania.

*Corresponding author Email: rovenajahelezi@gmail.com

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to assess the risk of poultry slaughterhouses in order to achieve a better official inspection. Study is taking place in 5 poultry slaughterhouses in Albania. The study was conducted through two tasks: poultry slaughterhouses classification related to the risk assessment based on the characteristics of the plant, product characteristics, production, hygiene processes, HACCP, and on the identification of presence of Salmonella spp in the slaughterhouse environment and in the final product. In every slaughterhouse, inspections are performed every 3 months, by completing the appropriate checklist using point’s evaluation. The results show that 5 slaughterhouses resulted in high risk (over 42 points). The detection of Salmonella spp in poultry carcasses is based on ISO 6579: 2002 method. 25 meat samples were analyzed in total where, out of which only one sample resulted with the presence of Salmonella spp in 25 gr. These results are due to an inappropriate Hygienic Practice, Manufacturing Practice and show that HACCP isnotimplementedrigorously.

Keyword: Risk, Assessment, slaughterhouse, Salmonella spp, meat sample.

Abbreviations: International Organization for Standardization (ISO), System of Hazard Analysis and a Critical Control Point (HACCP), European Union (EU), European Commission (EC).