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Volume 02/2015

The microstructure of whole-muscle meat products

Authors: Bohuslava Tremlová, Matej Pospiech and Zdeňka Javůrková
Keywords: dry-cured ham, ham, histology, microscopy

This paper describes the microstructure of whole-muscle meat products. It describes the microstructure of hams of the highest quality, choice hams, standard hams, and other whole-muscle products including dry-cured hams and poultry hams. The histological characterisation of pork ham of the highest quality and choice ham indicates that skeletal muscle forms demarcated areas connected by … [Read more…]

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The microbiological safety of goat colostrum in the Czech Republic

Authors: Kateřina Bogdanovičová, Marta Dušková and Renáta Karpíšková
Keywords: ESBL, MRSA, colostrum, enterotoxins, listeria monocytogenes, salmonella spp.

A total of 460 raw goat colostrum samples (424 native, 36 lyophilised) from Czech ecological farms were analysed during the years 2012 – 2015. The aim of this study was to determine the microbial safety of goat colostrum in the Czech Republic (the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), methicillin-resistant … [Read more…]

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Horse meat in beef products and adulteration of gadoid fish meat products in the Czech Republic

Authors: Veronika Kýrová, Vladimír Ostrý, Pavla Surmanová, Ivana Procházková, Irena Řehůřková, Jiří Ruprich and Marie Jechová
Keywords: PCR, adulteration, beef meat, food safety, fraud, gadoid fish meat, horse meat

Food fraud of meat species is becoming a widespread problem. Statistics show that food fraud of meat is on the rise. This study focuses on the possible authenticity of horse meat and gadoid fish using the polymerase chain reaction. The presence of horse meat was determined in 7 samples of beef meat products (9.2%). Analysis … [Read more…]

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The sensory quality of selected cooked sausages from the market

Authors: František Ježek and Veronika Korábová
Keywords: kabanos, meat products, sensory parameters, taste, texture

Totally eight samples of selected cooked sausages (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) selected at random from the retail network in the Czech Republic were evaluated in this study. Evaluation was performed in a sensory laboratory by 64 students from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno using unstructured graphic … [Read more…]

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Water activity and moisture sorption isotherms of foods

Authors: Jitka Langová and Jiří Štencl
Keywords: Clausius-Clapeyron equation, equilibrium moisture content, microorganism, prediction

Moisture sorption isotherm is a valuable tool for food scientists and technologists because it can be used to predict potential changes in food stability. It can be used for storing method determination, packaging selection and ingredient selection. Moisture sorption isotherm of foods shows the equilibrium relationship between water activity and moisture content of the food … [Read more…]

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The effect of lipid oxidation on the quality of meat and meat products

Authors: Michaela Králová
Keywords: lipids, meat, oxidation, rancidity

Lipid oxidation is currently one of the greatest economic problems facing the meat industry. It is one of the main causes of deterioration in the quality of meat and meat products during their storage and processing. Meat oxidation causes discoloration, the development of off-flavour, the formation of toxic compounds, reduced shelf life and nutrient losses. … [Read more…]

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Specified risk material and its amounts removed from cattle carcasses

Authors: Eva Vařechová
Keywords: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cattle, intestines, skull, specified risk material (SRM), spinal cord, tonsils

This paper considers the amount of specified risk material (SRM) that is produced during the slaughter of cattle and whose complete removal and non-hazardous disposal represents a fundamental step in ensuring the safety of the food and feed chain in relation to the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). SRM was obtained and weighed at … [Read more…]

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Preference for selected kinds of meat among young consumers

Authors: Eva Samková, Lucie Hasoňová, Karel Mach, Pavel Smetana and Robert Kala
Keywords: meat, preference, students, university students

Primary and secondary school students and university students (n = 389) were asked to complete a questionnaire focusing on their preferences concerning the consumption of meat. The results show that there are relatively large differences in the preference for individual kinds of meat depending on age and gender. While university students showed a comparable preference … [Read more…]

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Monosodium glutamate – do we have anything to fear?

Authors: Zdeňka Panovská and Vojtech Ilko
Keywords: additive, glutamic acid, salts of glutamic acid, umami

Glutamic acid was discovered in 1866 and its taste properties and those of its salts were described in 1907. Its salts soon began to be used as food flavourings as they are characterised by a unique taste different from sweet, salty, sour and bitter. Their flavour has been described by the Japanese word umami which … [Read more…]

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Malachite green in freshwater fish in the Czech Republic

Authors: Simona Haldová, Jiří Drápal and Alena Honzlová
Keywords: freshwater fish, leucomalachite green, malachite green

This paper presents the results of testing for residues of malachite green (MG) and its leucoform (LMG) in freshwater fish in the Czech Republic in the years 2012 – 2014 and a comparison with other EU states (results for 2012). A total of 260 samples of fish were tested. Thirty-two samples (12.31%) had a measurable … [Read more…]

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The Listeria monocytogenes contamination of meat products

Authors: Josef Brychta, Eva Klímová, Tomáš Brychta and Hana Bulawová
Keywords: food contamination, listeria monocytogenes, meat products, raw meat

The Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is repeatedly identified in ready-to-eat foods. Analyses performed on samples taken during state inspections showed unsatisfactory results in 1.8% of cases. Totally 2% of analyses performed on samples taken by food industry operators showed unsatisfactory results. The greatest contamination was found in sea fish (10.8%), followed by delicatessen products (3.4%), meat … [Read more…]

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Global warming, climate change and the safety of food of animal origin

Authors: Vladimír Ostrý, František Malíř, Marie Jefremova and Jiří Ruprich
Keywords: climate change, food of animal origin, food safety, mycotoxins, tick-borne encephalitis, toxigenic moulds

Climate change has already been seen to have had an impact on the safety of food of plant and animal origin in Europe. Intensive monitoring has recently been performed on the effects of climate change and global warming on the occurrence and distribution of toxigenic microfungi (moulds), producers of aflatoxins (e.g. Aspergillus flavus), ochratoxin A … [Read more…]

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