Anisakis spp. Larvae in Deboned, in-Oil Fillets Made of Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) Sold in EU Retailers
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling
2.2. Parasitological Analysis
2.3. Anisakis Larvae Identification
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Brand | Anchovy Products (Code) | Geographical Origin (label) | Gross Weight (g) | Sardine Products (Code) | Geographical Origin (Label) | Gross Weight (g) | EU Retailers |
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1 | 1ANa, 1ANb | Mar Ionio: FAO 37.2.2 | 80 | 1SAa, 1SAb, 1SAc | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Torino |
2 | 2ANa, 2ANb | Mediterranean Sea | 80 | 2SAa, 2SAb, 2SAc | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Torino |
3 | 3ANa, 3ANb | Tunisia | 80 | 3SAa, 3SAb | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
4 | 4ANa, 4ANb | Mediterranean Sea | 80 | 4SAa, 4SAb | Albania | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
5 | 5ANa, 5ANb | Tunisia | 80 | 5SAa, 5SAb | Marocco: FAO 34 | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
6 | 6ANa, 6ANb | Campania Region | 78 | 6SAa, 6SAb | Marocco: FAO 34 | 120 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
7 | 7ANa, 7ANb | Tunisia | 80 | 7SAa, 7SAb | Tunisia | 100 | Supermarket in Torino |
8 | 8ANa, 8ANb | Albania | 80 | 8SAa, 8SAb | Tunisia | 100 | Supermarket in Torino |
9 | 9ANa, 9ANb | Marocco: FAO 34 | 80 | 9SAa, 9SAb | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Torino |
10 | 10ANa, 10ANb | Marocco: FAO 34 | 80 | 10SAa, 10SAb | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
11 | 11ANa, 11ANb | Albania | 58 | 11SAa, 11SAb | Mediterranean Sea | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
12 | 12ANa, 12ANb | Atlantic NE: FAO 27.8 C | 70 | 12SAa, 12SAb | Atlantic NE | 100 | Supermarket in Battipaglia |
13 | 13ANa, 13ANb | Cantabria: Atlantic NE | 45 | 13SAa, 13SAb, 13SAc | Atlantic NE | 120 | Local market in Barcelona |
14 | 14ANa, 14ANb | Cantabria: Atlantic NE | 45 | 14SAa, 14SAb, 14SAc | Atlantic NE | 100 | Local market in Barcelona |
15 | 15ANa, 15ANb | Cantabria: Atlantic NE | 58 | 15SAa, 15SAb, 15SAc | Mediterranean Sea | 125 | Local market in Barcelona |
16 | 16ANa, 16ANb | Cantabria: Atlantic NE | 58 | 166SAa, 16SAb, 16SAc | Mediterranean Sea | 125 | Supermarket in Barcelona |
17 | 17ANa, 17ANb | Atlantic NE | 80 | 17SAa, 17SAb, 17SAc | Atlantic NE | 125 | Supermarket in Barcelona |
18 | 18ANa, 18ANb | Atlantic NE | 80 | 18SAa, 18SAb | Atlantic NE | 120 | Supermarket in Ibiza |
19 | 19ANa, 19ANb | Atlantic NE | 80 | 19SAa, 19SAb | Atlantic NE | 100 | Supermarket in Ibiza |
20 | 20ANa, 20ANb | Atlantic NE | 90 | Supermarket in Ibiza | |||
21 | 21ANa | Tunisia | 80 | Supermarket in Barcelona | |||
22 | 22ANa | Tunisia | 80 | Supermarket in Torino | |||
23 | 23ANa | Mediterranean Sea | 80 | Supermarket in Barcelona | |||
24 | 24ANa | Mediterranean Sea | 90 | Supermarket in Torino | |||
25 | 25ANa | Mediterranean Sea | 80 | Supermarket in Ibiza |
Type | Analyzed Products (n) | Products Containing 1 Larva at Least (n) | Parasites Found (n) | Frequency of Products with 1 Larva at Least (%) | MN ± SD |
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AN | 45 | 13 | 17 | 28.88 | 0.37 ± 0.64 |
SA | 45 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 0.28 ± 0.62 |
ANM | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAM | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ANA | 22 | 13 | 17 | 59.09 | 0.75 ± 0.75 |
SAA | 19 | 9 | 13 | 47.36 | 0.66 ± 0.82 |
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Smaldone, G.; Ambrosio, R.L.; Marrone, R.; Ceruso, M.; Anastasio, A. Anisakis spp. Larvae in Deboned, in-Oil Fillets Made of Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) Sold in EU Retailers. Animals 2020, 10, 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101807
Smaldone G, Ambrosio RL, Marrone R, Ceruso M, Anastasio A. Anisakis spp. Larvae in Deboned, in-Oil Fillets Made of Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) Sold in EU Retailers. Animals. 2020; 10(10):1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101807
Chicago/Turabian StyleSmaldone, Giorgio, Rosa Luisa Ambrosio, Raffaele Marrone, Marina Ceruso, and Aniello Anastasio. 2020. "Anisakis spp. Larvae in Deboned, in-Oil Fillets Made of Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus) and Sardines (Sardina pilchardus) Sold in EU Retailers" Animals 10, no. 10: 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101807