Identification and Detection of Salmonella Risk Assessment from Frozen Buffalo Meat Exported from India

Salmonella found in worldwide in cattle and buffalo meat when even it is in frozen condition and even considered among the most important animal related zoonotic disease. Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne illness. In this paper the focus given to, whether the frozen buffalo meat contain Salmonella or absent in India when it exported to other countries and the sanitary level in abattoir during practicing food safety conditions are up to the mark or not. In the present investigation 56 frozen buffalo meat samples from different cuts like offals, silverside, knuckle, ramstick, tenderline, stripline, topside, thick flam, blade, shoulder, neck etc tested from slaughter houses. The samples were transported to the laboratory where they were examined bacteriologically for determination of their sanitary status. Among the data of 56 samples it is observed that 12 samples are exhibiting absent or negative for Salmonella and 44 samples found positive for Salmonella. The presence of invasiveness and enterotoxicity of Salmonella in frozen buffalo meat showed their ability to cause systemic infections and which may appear to be threat to the public and a health concern. The public health hazards of these microorganisms as well as the recommended measures to improve sanitary quality status of frozen buffalo meat here is discussed.