MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF RETAIL HERBS AND SPICES


Submitted: 13 February 2013
Accepted: 13 February 2013
Published: 13 December 2009
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  • T.A. Sarli 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 Mar. 29];1(6):19-22. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2009.6.19

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