Current microbiological status of 'health foods' sold in Canada
| Autor: | Roger Foster, Donald W Warburton, Lorraine Gour, Cathy Fox, Ursula Purvis, Brian Harrison, Carol Crawford |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Canada
Bacillus cereus Colony Count Microbial Bacillus Microbiology Toxicology Enterobacteriaceae Salmonella Escherichia coli Health food Bacillus (shape) Spores Bacterial biology Bacteria General Medicine biology.organism_classification Cereus Enterococcus Colony count Food Microbiology bacteria Food Organic Anaerobic exercise Food Science |
| Zdroj: | International journal of food microbiology. 42(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 0168-1605 |
| Popis: | A follow-up survey was conducted across Canada to evaluate the current status of 'health foods' sold in Canada. A total of 1239 sample units of 'health foods' were analysed for a variety of bacteria, including aerobic colony counts (ACC), coliforms, aerobic and anaerobic sporeformers, Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus. Results presented indicate that 16.8-18.4% of the 'health foods' exceed ACC guidelines, 16.0-17.8% exceeded coliform guidelines, 35.7% exceeded aerobic sporeformer guidelines, 81.4% exceeded anaerobic sporeformer guidelines, and 9% exceeded B. cereus guidelines. Some ACC were further identified and found to be opportunistic pathogens, including the genera Bacillus, Enterococcus, and Staphylococcus. It was concluded that more extensive surveillance of this industry by health officials is needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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