Study of bacterial contamination of raw meat in Hyderabad

Abstract

Food-borne pathogens are a major source of illness and death, thus leading to a huge expenditure of money on healthcare. Generally children are affected the most by food poisoning due to their weak immune systems. Key contributing factors include changes in eating habits, mass catering, availability of street foods at neighborhood corners, social or religious fairs, complex and lengthy food supply procedures with increased international movement and poor hygiene practices. Contaminated raw meat causes 90% of food-borne illnesses [1,2]. Proteins are the building blocks of our body. Animal tissue, skeletal muscle and associated fats are consumed as food which is otherwise called meat. It has large amount of proteins which are beneficial for our body [3]. Demand for meat and its products has increased over the years due to the rise in demand of protein rich food, and aping of the western culture and is preferred over plant proteins.