Microbiological contamination in honey bee (Apis mellifera) not inspected the marketing of marketed production of Maceió

Abstract

Although honey is a product that by its physical and chemical characteristics present high degree of resistance to the organisms, the action of external factors might negatively influence their final quality. This study aimed to evaluate the level of microbiological contamination in samples of honey uninspected Marketing Production in Maceio. The experiments were conducted in the laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology of the Center for Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Alagoas. Ten samples were collected at different points of honey, five-labeled and five unlabeled. The samples were subjected to mesophilic count, determining the most probable number (MPN) of total and fecal coliforms. Of the samples analyzed, only 20% had good sanitary conditions. The count of mesophilic bacteria proved to be unsatisfactory in nine of 10 samples analyzed. The presence of impurities occurred in al sample.