Evaluation of microbiological quality of ready to eat salads in Alexandria city, Egypt
Other Title(s)
تقييم الجودة الميكروبيولوجية للسلاطات الجاهزة للأكل في مدينة الإسكندرية-جمهورية مصر العربية
Author
Source
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.199-208, 10 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Microbial hazards continue to be one of the biggest threats to food safety.
Ready to eat salads are one of the nunimally processed foods that are widely served in restaurants, homes and hotels and should be evaluated to check there safety for human consumption.
This study was carried out to evaluate the microbiological quahty of ready to eat salad served in most restaurants in Alexandria city, Egypt.
A total of 448 samples were collected from different restaurants at different districts of the city.
Seven types of salads were analyzed for Total Viable Count Enterobacteriacea, Staphylococcus aurous.
Molds and yeasts.
The results revealed that most of the collected samples were highly contaminated with total aerobic bacteria.
Different contamination levels of the salad with S.
aurous, Enteobacteriaceae* Molds and yeasts were noticed to be dependent on the salad type and food hygiene level .Relevant recommendations are given.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zayd, Nahlah Jabir. 2016. Evaluation of microbiological quality of ready to eat salads in Alexandria city, Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.199-208.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826365
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zayd, Nahlah Jabir. Evaluation of microbiological quality of ready to eat salads in Alexandria city, Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jun. 2016), pp.199-208.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826365
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zayd, Nahlah Jabir. Evaluation of microbiological quality of ready to eat salads in Alexandria city, Egypt. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2016. Vol. 13, no. 1, pp.199-208.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-826365
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 206-208
Record ID
BIM-826365