https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4196

Microbiological and chemical analysis of land snails commercialised in Sicily

Vol 4, No 2 (2015)
Submitted: 29 May 2014
Accepted: 3 October 2014
Published: 28 May 2015
Snails, Heavy metals, Food microbiology
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Antonello Cicero
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe Giangrosso
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Gaetano Cammilleri
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Andrea Macaluso
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Vittoria Currò
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Lucia Galuppo
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Daniela Vargetto
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Domenico Vicari
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
Vincenzo Ferrantelli
vincenzo.ferrantelli@izssicilia.it
Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Sicily, Palermo, Italy.
In this study 160 samples of snails belonging to the species Helix aspersa maxima and Helix aspersa muller were examined for chemical and microbiological analysis. Samples came from Greece and Poland. Results showed mean concentration of cadmium (0.35±0.036 mg/kg) and lead (0.05±0.013 mg/kg) much higher than the limit of detection. Mercury levels in both species were not detected. Microbiological analysis revealed the absence of Salmonella spp. and Clostridium spp. in both examined species. E. coli and K. oxytoca were observed in Helix aspersa maxima and Helix aspersa muller. Furthermore, one case of fungi positivity in samples of Helix aspersa muller was found. The reported investigations highlight the need to create and adopt a reference legislation to protect the health of consumers.

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Cicero A, Giangrosso G, Cammilleri G, Macaluso A, Currò V, Galuppo L, Vargetto D, Vicari D, Ferrantelli V. Microbiological and chemical analysis of land snails commercialised in Sicily. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2015 May 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];4(2). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2015.4196

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