QUALITY OF SHRIMP SOLD IN THE MARKETS OF HYDERABAD, INDIA

• Published in: Journal of food quality Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 163 - 170
• Main Authors: JONNALAGADDA, PADMAJA R., BHAT, RAMESH V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2004; Blackwell Publishing
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Fish and seafood industries; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Asia; India; Crustacea; Edible crustacean; Arthropoda; Quality; Markets; Decapoda; Invertebrata; Shrimp; Macrura
• ISSN: 0146-9428; 1745-4557
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2004.tb00646.x

ABSTRACT The quality of brackish water pond cultured shrimp purchased from wholesale markets and retail sale points at the time of sale in Hyderabad city was studied. The various hygienic practices followed during the chain of commercial operations were also studied. All the samples collected from either markets had heavy filth. Out of 35 samples collected from the wholesale markets, light filth ranged from 2% to 28%, and it ranged from 8 to 22% in retail market samples. All the shrimp samples purchased from either source contained Staphylococcus spp, and 51% of the shrimp from wholesale markets were found to be contaminated with coliforms, 11% with Salmonella spp and 5% with Vibrio spp whereas 48% of the retail market samples contained coliforms, 11%Salmonella spp and 25% had Proteus spp. None of the samples collected from either source were contaminated with Listeria spp. The extent of bacterial contamination (cfu/g) was more for the samples purchased from the retail sale points than that of the wholesale markets.