Microbial quality of selected street foods outside DLSU-D.
Street foods are usually exposed foods in the environment that make them more vulnerable to contamination. The purpose of the study was to evaluate bacterial contamination in selected street foods available outside DLSU-D. The total bacterial count in animal-derived street food was determined in...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://thesis.dlsud.edu.ph/257/7/StreetFoods%20...%20-%20LagamayoSaulog.pdf http://thesis.dlsud.edu.ph/257/ |
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
| Summary: | Street foods are usually exposed foods in the environment that make them more
vulnerable to contamination. The purpose of the study was to evaluate bacterial
contamination in selected street foods available outside DLSU-D. The total bacterial
count in animal-derived street food was determined in siomai, batter-coated chicken
internal organ and takoyaki with a range of 600- 13,000 cfu/g. Likewise, the total count
of coliforms, Esherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. in the same
food samples were determined. The samples were negative for pathogenic bacteria such
as Salmonella spp. and Staphylococcus aureus but only coliforms in which Escherichia
coli particularly, was confirmed. Although the degree of contamination did not go beyond
the standards, the result of having coliforms in the sample indicated poor quality food
preparation that needs compliance to strict sanitary measures. |
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