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Microbial Qualities of Parasites and Foodborne Pathogens in Ready to Eat (RTE) Fresh-cut Produces at the On/Offline Markets

즉석섭취 신선편의 절단 과일 및 채소의 원충류 및 병원성 식중독균의 미생물학적 품질 실태 연구

  • Jeon, Ji Hye (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Roh, Jun Hye (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Chae Lim (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Geun Hyang (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong Yeon (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yoon, Ki Sun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2022.03.11
  • Accepted : 2022.04.19
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

Recently, the purchase of fresh-cut produce and meal kits has increased. Ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh-cut products have potentially hazard of cross-contamination of various microorganisms in the processes of peeling, slicing, dicing, and shredding. There are frequent cases of protozoa food poisoning, such as Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium, caused by fresh-cut products. The objective of the study is to investigate the microbiological qualities of various types of RTE fresh-cut products in the domestic on/offline markets. RTE fresh-cut fruits cup (n=100), fresh-cut vegetables (n=50), and vegetables in meal kits (Vietnamese spring rolls and white radish rolls kits, n=50) were seasonally analyzed. The contamination levels of hygienic indicator organisms, yeast and mold (YM), and foodborne pathogens (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7) were monitored. Overall, the lowest microbiological qualities of meal kits vegetables were observed, followed by RTE fresh-cut fruits cup and fresh-cut vegetables. Contamination levels of total aerobic bacteria, coliforms, and YM in meal kits vegetables were 5.91, 3.90, and 4.71 logs CFU/g, respectively. From the qualitative analysis, 6 out of 200 RTE fresh-cut products (3%) returned positive result for S. aureus. From the quantitative analysis, the contamination levels of S. aureus in purple cabbage from a meal-kit and fresh-cut pineapple were below the acceptable limit (100 CFU/g). Staphylococcus enterotoxin seg and sei genes were detected in RTE fresh-cut celery and red cabbage from meal-kits, respectively. S. aureus contamination must be carefully controlled during the manufacturing processes of RTE fresh-cut products. Neither Cyclospora cayetanensis nor Cryptosporidium parvum was detected in the samples of RTE fresh-cut products and vegetables from meal-kits from the Korean retail markets.

본 연구에서는 온라인 및 오프라인 마켓에 유통 중인 100건의 신선편의 절단 과일을 계절별로 수집하고 50건의 신선편의 절단 채소와 50건의 밀 키트(월남 쌈 및 무 쌈) 내 절단 채소에 대하여 위생지표세균, 효모 및 곰팡이를 정량적으로 분석하였으며, 5개의 식중독균(B. cereus, S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., E. coli O157:H7)을 정성 및 정량적으로 분석하였다. 전체적으로 밀 키트 채소의 일반세균, 대장균군, 효모 및 곰팡이의 평균 오염수준이 신선편의 절단 채소 및 절단 컵 과일보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 대장균은 두 식품 유형에서 모두 검출되지 않았으며 병원성 식중독균의 경우, S. aureus만 총 200건 중 6건이 검출되었는데(3%), 절단 과일 중 파인애플 1건에서 S. aureus가 0.6 log CFU/g로 검출이 되었고, 분리된 균주는 non-enterotoxin인 것으로 확인되었다. 신선편의 절단 채소 중 절단 채소 셀러리에서 1건, 밀 키트 채소 4건에서 S. aures 정성 검출되었으나, 정량적 분석 결과 밀 키트 채소인 적색 양배추 1건에서만 4.8 CFU/g 오염수준을 확인 하였으나 즉석섭취·편의식품류의 S. aureus 규격(100 CFU/g) 이하임을 확인하였다. 절단 채소에서 검출된 S. aureus의 독소형을 분석한 결과 셀러리와 적색 양배추에서 분리된 균이 각각 seg 와 sei 독소형임을 확인하였다. 따라서 절단 채소 제품 공정에서, 특히 밀 키트 채소에서의 황색포도상구균의 오염에 대하여 더 엄격한 관리방안이 필요한 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 분석한 50여종의 신선편의 식품과 밀 키트 제품에서는 모두 원포자충 및 작은와 포자충은 검출되지 않았으나 원충류에 의한 식중독 사고를 예방하기 위해 신선편의 식품의 세척 과정에 대한 지속적인 주의가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 2020년도 식품의약품안전처(20162 위생안 012) 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것이며, 연구비 지원에 감사드립니다.

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