1261 mould strains were isolated from 150 swab specimens representing 50 samples each from the surface of beef quarters, packed beef and from frozen poultry, and 100 swab specimens representing 25 samples each from the walls, floor, roofs and air of cold store. The following mould genera which could be isolated: Penicillium, Cladosporium, Aspergi llus, Mucor, Geotrichum, Thamindium, Rhizopus, Paecilomyces, Scopulario psis, Botrytis, Alternaria, Trichoderma, Fusarium, Monilia and Pullularia. Moreover Penicillium and Aspergillus species were further identified into the following: P.verrucosum var.cyclopium, P.nigricans, P.citrinium, P.multicolor, P.brevicompactum, P.oxalicum, P.griseofulvum, P.expansum, P.roqueforti and P.albidium, A.fumigatus, A.flavus, A.clavatus, A.candidus, A.sodywii and A.varians.