Microbial food safety of lettuce produced under irrigated wastewater from Onyasia River in Ghana
Fresh produce continues to be the main source of foodborne illness outbreaks, particularly in developing countries where water stress results in the use of surface wastewater all year round for irrigation of vegetables. The objective of the current study
Tahiru Mahami +8 more
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Impact of Selected Infrared Wavelengths on Inactivation of Microbes on Rough Rice [PDF]
Formation of harmful microbes and their associated mycotoxins on rough rice during storage presents negative socioeconomic impacts to producers and consumers. The objective for this study was to investigate the impact of treating rough rice with selected
Atungulu, Griffiths +4 more
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Post-harvest processing practices of small-scale fisherfolk from Rosario, Cavite, Philippines: Physicochemical and microbiological properties of tuyo [PDF]
Dried, salted fish (Sardinella spp.), locally known as tuyo, is a Filipino food staple. Pandawan fisherfolk consider tuyo processing as their main source of livelihood. This study determined the relation of post-harvest practices with the physicochemical
Ching Abigail Ann Alano +2 more
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BACTERIAL QUALITY OF BEEF CARCASSES AND SANITARY CONDITION OF BUTCHER’S SHOPS IN BASRAH CITY [PDF]
The microbial quality of beef carcasses, sanitary conditions in butchers’ shops and possibility of the presence of human pathogens associated with food poisoning outbreaks such as salmonella and staphylococci was investigated in 160 samples of beef
Ala AL-Deen H. Jawad +1 more
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Establishment and analysis of microbial limit test methods for commonly used pediatric drugs
ObjectiveTo establish microbial limit test methods for 44 pediatric drugs.MethodsAccording to the general guidelines in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2015 and 2020 edition, volume Ⅳ),a suitability test of the methods for 44 drugs was carried out by pour-plate ...
YANG Yan +4 more
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Occurrence of Pectinatus and Megasphaera in the major UK breweries [PDF]
The occurrence of beer spoilage bacteria belonging to the genera Pectinatus and Megasphaera in ten major UK breweries was investigated. The sampling points were selected from fermentation areas, beer conditioning areas and beer bottling and canning sites.
Hill, Anne Elizabeth +2 more
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Reduction of eggshell aerobic plate counts by ultraviolet irradiation
The effects of 254 nm ultraviolet light (UV) radiation on aerobic plate count (APC) of egg shells were investigated. In the first experiment, eggs were exposed to UV treatment (7.35 mW/cm2) for 0, 15, 30, and 60 s. Three eggs from each treatment were aseptically collected and placed into sterile plastic bags containing 50 mL of sterile phosphate ...
C, Chavez +3 more
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BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF MEALS FROM AN AVIATION KITCHEN [PDF]
Fifty samples of aviation meals prepared in an international kitchen, rep resenting two main meals, 25 each (1 and II), were examined for their bacteriological quality, Aerobic plate count, enterobacteriaceae count, MPN of coliforms, Bacillus cereus ...
S.S. SALLAM +2 more
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Inactivation of Salmonella , Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated on coriander by freeze-drying and supercritical CO 2 drying [PDF]
Coriander, either fresh or inoculated with three strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes, was treated with supercritical CO2 (scCO(2), with and without drying) or freeze-dried.
Bourdoux, Siméon +8 more
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Collaborative Study Comparing the Spiral Plate and Aerobic Plate Count Methods
Abstract The spiral plate count method is a semiautomated plating technique that greatly reduces manpower and material costs normally associated with the pour plating technique. In this collaborative study, 8 laboratories compared the spiral and pour plating techniques, using 4 samples each of 3 products : frozen pumpkin pie, frozen ...
J E, Gilchrist +3 more
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