https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2009.1116

MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RETAIL HERBS AND SPICES

AIVI - December 2009 - Issue 6
Submitted: 13 February 2013
Accepted: 13 February 2013
Published: 13 December 2009
Spices, herbs, Bacillus cereus.
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T.A. Sarli
lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, .
N Costanzo
Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, .
F. di Filippo
Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, .
E. Maione
Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, .
A. Santoro
Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche ed Ispezione degli Alimenti Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, .
In the present study, 80 samples of herbs and spices were analyzed for the presence of Bacillus cereus, Salmonella spp., , Escherichia coli, total and fecal coliforms, Enterobacteriacaee, total mesophilic and psychrophilic aerobic organisms, and fungi. Samples were packaged in polyethylene bags or glass containers.High levels of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms were found in most of the samples. B. cereus was present in 27 samples, Clostrium perfringens was isolated from 3 samples, Salmonella spp. was not detected.

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Sarli T, Costanzo N, di Filippo F, Maione E, Santoro A. MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RETAIL HERBS AND SPICES. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2009 Dec. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];1(6):19-22. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2009.6.19

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