Nutrition

Biography

Biography: Lara Hanna Wakim

Abstract

In 2016, the annual production of broiler chicken in Lebanon is estimated around 70 million tons. To reach this production, the use of antimicrobials in broiler farming is widespread in Lebanon. The abusive usage of antimicrobials has led to the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria which can be found in raw food. The objective of this study focuses on microbiological analysis which consist essentially in particularly isolated bacterial pathogens Salmonella and Escherichia coli (E. coli), and this in broilers taken from the supermarket of the Caza of Keserwan over a period a month divided into four parts; weekly. Knowing that the sampling was made of the three most popular brands in the four largest supermarkets in the area. The results showed that our samples are contaminated and 100% non-compliant comparing to the standards of the Lebanese Standards Institute (LIBNOR). The LIBNOR standards require non-presence of Salmonella and E. coli on raw chicken meat. These high levels of contamination show that security measures are not applied throughout the chicken meat processing line and a deficit in continuity assurance food safety remains clearly remarkable