Microbiological Microbiological and Physicochemical Physicochemical Qualities of Sushi and Sashimi from Japanese Restaurants in Brazil 1
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Camila Moura Batista , Maria uiza Rezende Ribeiro , Mauricio Junio !ranco de Souza , iana 1
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Jayme Borges , "#nia $parecida Pinto de Castro !erreira , Maria Cl%udia Porfirio $ndr& $ndr& 1
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(aculdade de )utri*+o, -niversidade (ederal de ois, oinia, #, rasil $nstituto de atolo!ia ropical e Sa3de 3blica, -niversidade (ederal de ois, oinia, #, rasil 4orrespondin! author: mcporfirio6hotmail.com
$bstract 7apanese cuisine is 8no9n for its nutritional and sensor ;ualit. Sushi and sashimi are hi!hl perishable and 9idel consumed foods in ra%? and sashimi =>5? and 112 s9abs of food handlers 9ere collected from 1@ 7apanese restaurants of the central re!ion, ra.&C of the sushi and 5D.>C of the sashimi samples had above recommended p. All sashimi samples had content 9ithin le!al limits of otal Bolatile )itro!en ases. (our samples =5.%C? 9ere positive for thermotolerant coliforms, and in three of them =D.2C?, %. =D.2C?, %. coli 9as coli 9as isolated. i!h counts of $acillus of $acillus cereus 9ere 9ere foun found d in 22.2 22.2C C of the the sushi sushi sample samples. s. oa! oa!ul ulas asee posi positi tive ve Stah!lococcus, Stah!lococcus, Vi"rio arahae#ol arahae#ol!ticus !ticus,, and Sal#onella sp. 9ere not found in the samples analsed. $n &.0C of the clinical samples, thermotolerant coliforms 9ere detected detected and %. and %. coli 9as coli 9as found in 5.DC =n %? of them. Stah!lococcus aureus 9as not detected on an food handler. he hi!h stora!e temperature temperature of food, the lac8 of heat treatment treatment and the microbial contamination found ma lead the present microor!anisms to reach hi!h counts until consumption, and therefore represent ris8 to consumers. hus, effective prevention b supervisor bodies is essential.