TY - JOUR AU - Vargová, Mária AU - Zigo, František AU - Laktičová, Katarína Veszelits PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Sanitation at the Slaughterhouse and the Hygiene of Food of Animal Origin JF - Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences JA - AJAFS VL - 9 IS - 6 SE - Articles DO - 10.24203/ajafs.v9i6.6810 UR - https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJAFS/article/view/6810 SP - AB - <p>Nowdays, one of the most important issues is the issue of food safety. There are many problems with the control of food safety and creation of appropriate legislation that protects food of animal origin. Hygiene and sanitation should be effectively applied and should be controlled at each step during production in food processing plants. The aim of study was to evaluate the surface microorganisms in the monitored parts of the slaughterhouse before slaughter and during slaughter but also after disinfection by disinfectant Virkon S. Disinfectant was used in a 1 % concentration and applied by spraying. Virkon S was effective on all monitored surfaces except the table for organs, where were detected 2x10<sup>2</sup> colony forming units per 10 cm<sup>2</sup> of total count of bacteria, 2x10<sup>2</sup> colony forming units per 10cm<sup>2</sup> of coliform bacteria and 1x10<sup>2</sup> colony forming unit per 10cm<sup>2</sup> of moulds after disinfection. The sanitation program should be thoroughly planned, actively enforced, and effectively supervised. Disinfection has its meaning since, everything that comes into contact with the raw material can contribute to outbreaks of food borne illness.</p> ER -