Mussel processing, requires the quality of the seafarm water and raw material to obtain a good commercial product. It was aimed at this research to diagnose the parameters physical chemistry and the incidence of S. aureus and B. cereus in the water as in the cultivated mussel. In the sea water pH and turbinidy were analyzed. In the mussel pH and size measures were analyzed. Analyses of S.aureus and B. cereus were accomplished. The medium value of the pH, of the respective collection points studied, it varied from 8.23 to 8.65, being the data found in this research in agreement with the legislation. For the turbinidy, the general means of the collections was around 0.67 UNT, reaching picks of 1.15 UNT. The values of pH of the mussels changed from 5.66 to 6.81, being 60% of the found values, inside of the established limit for the legislation. In relationship to the size of the valves, the medium values were among 4.78 to 7.81 cm. The presence of S. aureus was not detected in the cultivation areas studied. In relation to the mussels, all the samples were considered on the limits of the legislation. The B. cereus was detected in the water in only 6.7% of the samples. The collected points showed sustained condition to mussel cultive on seafarm and should be produce as a safety food.
Aquiculture; seafarm; food safety; mussels; quality
