Microbiological Quality and Organochlorine Pesticide Residue in Commercially Available Ready-To-Eat Raisins
| Autor: | Prachi Chandra, Chetna Mishra, Poonam Kakkar, Sapna Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Microorganism Food spoilage Colony Count Microbial Biology Toxicology medicine.disease_cause Residue (chemistry) Food Preservation Yeasts Hydrocarbons Chlorinated medicine Ecotoxicology Food microbiology Vitis Food science Bacteria Pseudomonas Fungi Pesticide Residues Water General Medicine Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Contamination biology.organism_classification Pollution Environmental chemistry Food Microbiology Solvents |
| Zdroj: | Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 81:387-392 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0800 0007-4861 |
| Popis: | Microbiological quality and organochlorine pesticide residual contamination in raisins in a restricted area of Lucknow city, India was assessed in 20 samples. Total bacterial count was found in both open and packed raisin samples within the acceptable range (10(5)-10(6)). The presence of food pathogens like Salmonella spp. and Enterobacteriaceae was detected more in open samples whereas Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. were absent. Lactobacilli spp. was found in all open samples and two packed samples. Presence of OCP residue was also found below the MRL although low levels of alpha-HCH and gamma-HCH were detected in samples. The study shows presence of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms as well as OCP residue within permissible limits which was more in open samples than in packed ones. |
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