QUALITY AND HEALTH SAFETY OF MEAT CANS

U radu su prikazani rezultati kemijske, mikrobiološke i pretrage na teške metale mesnih konzervi proizvedenih u dva razlicita proizvodna pogona. Proizvoac A imao je implementiran HACCP sustav, za razliku od proizvoaca B koji je sustav tek uvodio. Prilikom nadzora i tijekom uskladištenja prigovoreno je kakvoci i zdravstvenoj ispravnosti u 3,7% svih pretraženih uzoraka, proizvoda proizvoaca B. Razlozi su bili odstupanje u kakvoci proizvoda (povecana kolicina vode i masti), izdvajanje masti iz sadržaja proizvoda, pojava šupljina u sadržaju, te korozija na poklopcu, šavovima i plaštu limenke. U proizvodima proizvo aca B utvrena je i povecana kolicina dodanih polifosfata što utjece na zdravstvenu ispravnost proizvoda. Na istovjetne proizvode proizvoaca A nije bilo primjedbi prilikom nabave i uskladištenja. Svi su pretraženi uzorci oba proizvoaca bili mikrobiološki ispravni. Prema rezultatima na teške metale u konzervama od usitnjenog mesa oba proizvoaca su utvreni cink, kositar, olovo i arsen.The paper shows the results of the chemical, microbiological and research of the heavy metals findings of meat cans produced in two different production plants. The producer A had the HACCP system already implemented, as opposed to the producer B who was just starting to implement the system. 3,7% of all the analyzed samples, products of the producer B, were objected to during the control and storing. The reasons were aberration in the quality of a product (increased quantity of water and fat), separation of fat from the content of a product, appearance of hollows in the content and corrosion on the lid, seams and the cape of the can. There has also been determined an increased quantity of added polyphosphates in products of the producer B, which affects the safety of products. There were no objections on products of the producer A during purchase and storing. All the researched samples of both producers were microbiologically safe. According to the results of heavy metals in cans with chopped meat of both producer