Biochemical and Microbiological Characteristics of Fresh Sardines (Sardinella maderensis) from the Exclusive Economic Zone of Mauritania Waters

Table 1

Results of participation in intercalibration networks.

Parameters	Abbreviation	Result	Intercalibration network	Number of the schemes and year
Total aerobic mesophilic viable count	TVC	Z-score^†: 0.615	RAEMA^§	73/2021
Enterobacteria	ENT	Z-score: 0.0356	RAEMA	73/2021
Total coliforms	TC	Z-score: 0.141	RAEMA	73/2021
Faecal coliforms	FC	Z-score: 0.976	RAEMA	73/2021
E. coli	EC	Z-score: 0.0623	RAEMA	73/2021
Sulphite-reducing anaerobes	ANSR	Z-score: 0.255	RAEMA	73/2021
Salmonella	Salm	Just^‡	RAEMA	73/2021
Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus	SCP	Z-score: -1.37	RAEMA	73/2021
Yeasts and moulds	YM	Not realized	RAEMA	Not available
Total volatile basic nitrogen	TVBN	Z-score: 0.2	FAPAS^¶	25204/2021

^†Interpretation of score values. (i) Satisfactory results (). Monitoring results (). Unsatisfactory results (. ^‡Qualitative values. (i) Just: detection of contaminated units). (ii) Not fair: contaminated units not detected (false-negative or false-positive). ^§RAEMA: Réseau d’Analyses et d’Echanges en Microbiologie des Aliments, France. ^¶FAPAS: Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme, UK.