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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In the present study, an attempt was made to detect potentially pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes along with other Listeria spp. From Ready to Eat meat products from retail markets of Punjab. A total of 200 samples of Ready to Eat meat products comprising 17 chicken seekh, 26 chicken nuggets, 52 chicken salami, 14 chicken sausage, 6 bacon, 7 pork sausage, 10 chicken garlic fingers, 1 chicken lollipop, 11 mutton shammi kebab, 10 chicken shammi kebab, 13 chicken Tikka, 1 mutton Tikka, 32 seekh kebab were processed. None of the sample found positive for Listeria spp. It was confirmed through biochemical tests as well as by molecular methods also. Absence of L. monocytogenes indicates good sanitation practices in food processing plants and ensures that the food is fit for consumer consumption in Punjab region.