Microbial contamination of commercially available sprouted seeds
2009
Michalczyk, M. | Kowalinska, J.,Uniwersytet Rolniczy, Krakow (Poland). Katedra Chlodnictwa i Koncentratow Spozywczych
In the present paper, the level of microbiological contamination of commercially available sprouted seeds was determined, as well as the effect of two washing methods on the possibility of reducing the quantity of detected microflora. In the majority of cases, the aerobic colony count determined was within the range from 10**8 to 10**10 cfu/g, Enterobacteriaceae and lactic acid bacteria counts ranged from 10**6 to 10**8 cfu/g, while yeasts and moulds counts were between 10**3 and 10**5 cfu/g. In the most cases, neither washing with tap water (30 s) nor washing with 5 minute dipping in brine (5 percent) prior to washing significantly affected the reduction in the microbial contamination of the products studied. Since the consumers are not able effectively decrease the level of microbial contamination, it is neccessary to do it as early as at the stage of production
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