Sanitary evaluation of milk and its products serving at general hospitals

Abstract EN

This study was planned to indicate that how the health authorities realize the importance of frequent inspection of milk and dairy products to check whether; these meet the minimum legal standard to offer in a safety state to hospitals patients, but also on the freedom from microorganisms and its hazards.

A total of Two hundred and fifty random samples of pasteurized milk, Damietta cheese, Kareish cheese, Ras cheese and yoghurt (50 of each) were collected randomly in clean, dry and sterile containers, from food Department in Alexandria hospitals.

90% of examined samples were complied with Egyptian standards which stated that thermoduric count of pasteurized milk must <30000/ml.

All examined samples of Damietta, Kareish and Ras cheeses have different counts of total bacterial count.

The incidence of Enterococci counts in the examined Damietta, Kareish, Ras cheeses and yoghurt samples were 54, 82, 66, and 48, respectively.

Egyptian standards stated that Coliforms count of pasteurized milk and cheeses must not exceed <10/ml or g.

the present study revealed that the percent of examined pasteurized milk, Damietta, Kareish, Ras cheeses and yoghurt samples that comply with that Standards were 62, 10, 6, 6 and 38%, respectively.

While, The incidence of S.aureus in the examined pasteurized milk, Damietta, Kareish, Ras cheeses and yoghurt samples were 30, 24, 66, 56 and 30%, respectively.

These results emphasize the need for applying stricter hygienic practices, efficient heat treatment, and applying HACCP and GHP systems.