Listeria spp. IN READY-TO-EAT DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM RETAILERS AND SMALL DAIRY SHOPS | ||||
| Journal of Food and Dairy Sciences | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 5, Issue 10, October 2014, Page 725-730 PDF (358.18 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfds.2014.53209 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. M. Metwally1; Fatma H. M. Ali2 | ||||
| 1Dairy Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| 2Food Hygiene and Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Three hundred samples of six different dairy products, collected from retailers and small dairy shops in Giza and Beni-Suef governorates, were examined for the presence of Listeria spp. Twenty-one percent of the samples contained Listeria spp. The ratio was between zero percent for yogurt and 42% for ice cream. Listeria innocuaandL. grayiwere most dominant in the samples, only few samples contained L. monocytogenes. These small shops and retailers have a good share of the Egyptian market. These findings pose a serious situation for public health aspect. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Listeria; dairy; Pathogenic; Listeriosis; cheese; Ice cream; yoghurt | ||||
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