Jarmila Ondrušková – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

The microbiological food safety control of meat and meat products at the State Veterinary Institute in Olomouc in 2010 – 2014

Authors: Jan Bardoň, Jarmila Ondrušková and Petr Ambrož
Keywords: escherichia coli, food safety, foodborne pathogens, listeria monocytogenes, meat and meat products, salmonella spp., staphylococcal enterotoxins, staphylococcus aureus

Meat and meat products are an important segment of the food chain for the majority of consumers in the Czech Republic. One of the main tasks of laboratory testing in this area is the safety of food and the raw materials used in its production. The aim is to protect the health of consumers from … [Read more…]

The prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli in cattle and pigs at slaughterhouses in the Czech Republic

Authors: Jan Bardoň, Jarmila Ondrušková and Šárka Vyroubalová
Keywords: alimentary infection, shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli, slaughterhouse, zoonoses

Shiga toxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli (STEC) are significant agents of alimentary infections in humans. The prevalence of these infections is lower than that of campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, though there are clinically severe infections that may have lethal consequences in the case of complications. STEC monitoring was performed in cattle and pigs at selected Czech … [Read more…]