Load of coliforms and fecal coliforms in dairy desserts in Aswan City
1 Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aswan University, 81528 Sahary City, Egypt.
2 Laboratory Department, Higher Institute of Technology for Applied Health Science, Badr Institute for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt.
Research Article
International Journal of Life Science Research Archive, 2022, 02(02), 041–046.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijlsra.2022.2.2.0037
Publication history:
Received on 22 March 2022; revised on 27 April 2022; accepted on 29 April 2022
Abstract:
The dairy desserts are of wide popularity and variety. Also microbiological safety and quality is lack. Seventy five samples of dairy dessert consumed in Aswan City were collected and analyzed for coliforms, fecal coliforms, and E.coli counts. The results revealed that 14 (56%), 9 (36%) and 5(20%) of examined dairy desserts Bellilah, Custard and Om-Ali samples, respectively were contaminated by coliforms in counts exceeding the Egyptian standards. While, 9(36%), 2(8%), 2(8%) of samples exposed fecal coliforms. On the other hand, E.coli was occurred in 7(28%), 2 (8%) and 2 (8%) of examined samples. In conclusion more studies should be applied on dairy desserts to insure its safety and quality. The E.coli count should be added as criteria in food examination regulations.
Keywords:
Dairy desserts; Coliforms; Fecal coliforms; Aswan City
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