Microbial flora in organic honey samples of africanized honeybees from Parana river islands

Food Science and Technology (Campinas)

Maria Josiane Sereia²  Eloi Machado Alves¹  Vagner De Alencar Arnaut De Toledo¹  Luis Carlos Marchini¹  Patrícia Faquinello¹  Elizabete Satsuki Sekine²  Priscila Wielewski¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná Departamento de alimentos Campo Mourão PR ,Brasil

关键词: microbiological analysis;    good manufacturing practice;    honey contamination;    fungi;    Apis mellifera;    análise microbiológica;    boas práticas de fabricação;    contaminação do mel;    fungos;    Apis mellifera;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0101-20612011000200028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this study was to verify and compare the main contamination sources and the hygienic/sanitary conditions of organic honey samples of Apis mellifera from Parana River islands. Thirty-three (33) samples were analyzed between January 2005 and August 2006. Eleven (11) samples were collected by beekeepers and twenty-two (22) samples were collected and processed in accordance with ideal personal hygiene norms and good manufacturing practices. The samples underwent microbiological analysis in search of coliforms at 35 ºC and 45 ºC, as well as fungi enumeration analysis. As for fungi counting, the samples harvested by beekeepers showed values above the maximum established by Resolution nº 15/94 of Common Market Group - Mercosul. The results showed that secondary contamination sources are responsible for the reduction of organic honey quality.

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