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PJB-2021-496

ASSESSING The MICROBIAL QUALITY OF EXPORTED SEAFOOD FROM PAKISTAN: A HEALTH CONCERN

Saima Majeed
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The quality of seafood is one of the significant concerns to the food processors, buyers, and general wellbeing specialists. This investigation was attempted to research the pervasiveness of microbial quality of export-oriented frozen and fresh seafood to verify and control contamination for public health safety and international trade. A total of 31 frozen and fresh seafood samples were randomly collected for microbiological analysis includes crabs, shrimps, and tin-packed tuna fishes, collected from 10 diverse processing plants situated at the Karachi fish harbor, Pakistan. The examination contains the assurance of total viable aerobic count (TVAC) by the standard plate count method estimated under 5×105 CFU/g, E. Coli count was found below 5 MPN/g, Yeast and Mold count were found under 1000 CFU/g, all analyzed seafood test results were observed under the average permissible limit. Explicit fish pathogens such as Salmonella typhirium, Vibrio cholerae, Lysteria monocytogene and Staphlococcus aureus were likewise inspected yet discovered missing in all the samples under the examination. In conclusion, all the frozen seafood samples were judged as protected food from a microbiological perspective and meet the satisfactory limit quantified by the International Commission of Microbiological Specification for Food.

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