Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.31727/m.21.6.1
Quality of minced meat from Zagreb area
Daniel Ljutić
; Odjel za biotehnologiju, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Mladenka Malenica
; Odjel za biotehnologiju, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Greta Krešić
; Fakultet za menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu Opatija, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Hrvatska
Tina Lešić
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb
Sanja Kolarić Kravar
; Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Lidija Dergestin Bačun
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb
Jelka Pleadin
orcid.org/0000-0002-0768-0462
; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the quality of minced meat available in the City of Zagreb and to assess the conformity of these products with respect to the requirements laid down for minced meat by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. The study used pre-packaged minced meat samples (n = 42) obtained from a retail network in the City of Zagreb, divided into three categories depending on the type of minced meat: minced beef (n = 12), minced pork (n = 13) and mixed minced pork and beef (n = 17). Meat quality parameters were tested using standard accredited methods: collagen content (HRN ISO 3496: 1999), total protein content (HRN ISO 937: 1999) and total fat content (HRN ISO 1443: 1999). An analysis of the results obtained revealed that a total of nine samples (21%) did not meet the requirements laid down in the Regulation in terms of collagen to protein ratio or fat content, ie that these products did not have credible information on the declarations or names of the type of minced meat. The irregularities identified indicate the need for systematic controls on the quality of minced meat available on the market.
Keywords
minced meat quality; food fraud; consumer information; collagen/protein ratio; fat content
Hrčak ID:
230148
URI
Publication date:
16.12.2019.
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