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AIVI - September 2009 - Issue 5
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2009.1137

MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING OF FOOD SNAILS MARKETEDS IN SARDINIA

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Received: 13 February 2013
Published: 13 September 2009
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Food snails, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, toxic metals.

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T. Tedde
lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
S. Virgilio
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
G. Chessa
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
G. Fiori
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
G. Terrosu
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
M.N. Rosa
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna, Sassari, Italy.
C. Pinna
Azienda Sanitaria Locale - Servizio Veterinario Igiene Alimenti O.A., Sassari, Italy.
A total of 29 samples of snails belonging to the species Helix aspersa, Helix aperta and Helix vermiculata were analysed for the presence of Salmonella spp. and Clostridium perfringens; Cadmium and Lead concentrations were determined by ICP-MS. One sample contained Salmonella sp.; Clostridium perfringens were not detected. The means of toxic metals (expressed as mg/Kg wet weight) were the following: Cd 0,995, Pb 0,274. Key words

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MICROBIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TESTING OF FOOD SNAILS MARKETEDS IN SARDINIA. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 13 [cited 2026 May 5];1(5):23-7. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2009.5.23

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