CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CANNED MEAT PRODUCTS IN RELATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS

Authors

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

2 Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Egypt

Abstract

Sixty samples of imported and locally manufectured meat products, representing: 20 samples each of Imported corned beef & canned luncheon, and 10 Samples each of locally manufactured canned meat & canned sausage, were randomly  collected from different markets in Egypt Collected Samples were chemically analyzed to determine their PH value, moisture, protein, fat, sodium chlorjde, nitrite, phosphate, and hydroxyproline content. The results indicated the high Percentage of the examined sampled did not  comply with the legal requirements of the Egyptian Standard specification of canned meat Products . The technological and public health Portance of chemical additive was discussed .
 
 

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