Enhancing regular monitoring of food-contact surface hygiene with rapid microbial kits
To ensure that food is always healthy and safe, food business operators utilize a simple and practical method of identifying and verifying microbes. This study looks at the practicality of an inexpensive and user-friendly microbial kit that evaluates the cleanliness level of 72 samples of food-con...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65620/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65620/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65620/1/103-233-2-PB%20ENHANCING%20REGULAR%20MONITORING%20OF%20FOOD-CONTACT%20SURFACE%20HYGIENE%20WITH%20RAPID%20MICROBIAL%20KITS.pdf |
| Summary: | To ensure that food is always healthy and safe, food business operators utilize a simple and practical
method of identifying and verifying microbes. This study looks at the practicality of an inexpensive and
user-friendly microbial kit that evaluates the cleanliness level of 72 samples of food-contact surfaces
(FCS) of food service establishments in two states of Malaysia. It detected 70% coliform contamination
which suggests that food service operators may need to improve the cleanliness of FCS. It can be
concluded that the microbial kit used is a practical self-check approach for determining the hygiene
level of any food service operation and should be made mandatory. |
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