DETECTION OF PATHOGENS IN ICECREAMS PRODUCED BY LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURERS IN MUMBAI CITY.

S. Dugal; Radhika Dashottar; Nafia Zahidi

Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2020

DETECTION OF PATHOGENS IN ICECREAMS PRODUCED BY LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURERS IN MUMBAI CITY.

S. Dugal, Radhika Dashottar, Nafia Zahidi

Abstract :

A study of the microbial quality of ice cream serves to indicate whether or not manufacturers employ proper sanitary procedures in the preparation of these products and the potential risk of acquiring food borne pathogens on their consumption. The present study was undertaken to assess if the bacteriological quality of ice creams sold by five large-scale manufacturers in Mumbai city conformed to microbial standards and were free of pathogenic bacteria. Tests were carried out for the detection of Staphylococci, E.coli, Pseudomonas, Shigella and Salmonella. While most of the ice cream samples produced by four manufacturers showed presence of these organisms, only one of the commercially available and of ice cream conformed to the accepted standards. E.coli, a faecal coliform was found to be the most common pathogen present.