[page 58] [Italian Journal of Food Safety 2015; 4:4780]

The results of a study on the microbiological stability of canned tuna produced by Italian companies and similar canned products manu-factured in countries outside Europe are reported herein. The study involved 38 samples of canned tuna of various brands, of which 14 were produced by companies outside Europe and 24 by Italian companies. Qualitative and quantitative microbiological tests were con-ducted for the following parameters: bacterial colony counts at 30°C, total coliforms, total Enterobacteriaceae, sulphite-reducing anaer-obes, Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus