RENIS MAÇI1*, BIZENA BIJO2, FATMIRA SHEHU2,ADRIAN XINXO, HALIT MEMOÇI1
1 Department of Food Microbiology, Food Safety and Veterinary Institute (FSVI), “Aleksandër Moisiu” No. 10, Tirana, Albania
2 Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM), Kodër-Kamëz, Tirana, Albania
*corresponding author e-mail: renismaci@gmail.com
Abstract:
In the last years the International Commission for Microbiological Specification for Foods ranked Cronobacter sakazakii as “Severe hazard for restricted populations, life threatening or substantial chronic sequelae or long duration”(ICMSF, 2002). The objective of this study is to control the biological risk of the hospital kitchen`s environment at the University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology “Queen Geraldin” where the powered infant formula is prepared. Efficiency of risk control must be verified through the application of microbiological monitoring plan that provides application of microbiological environmental criteria, proper cleaning of equipments used in production lines, control of the final product during their shelf live, collection of samples from the raw material, surfaces and environment as well as control measures during preparation and reconstitution of powered infant formulae. This study was performed to determine the frequency distribution of C. sakazakii and the concentration of Enterobacteriaceae in different sampling areas of the kitchen. We performed 60 samples in total. The samples were collected from the kitchen areas, and from the personel hands. At the end we quantified for Enterobacteriaceae and identified for C. sakazakii in 60 samples. We detected in two environmental samples (3.0%) the presence of C. Sakazakii. Rules that should be respected to meet the highest level of microbiological safety in hospital/nursery are defined in MRA Series 10 (FAO/WHO 2004)
Keywords: PIF; Enterobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter sakazakii); food safety.
