MICROBIAL FOOD SAFETY OF STREET FOODSAROUND THE VICINITY OF LSPU - SCCREGINA
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.8, No. 12)Publication Date: 2020-12-16
Authors : Regina E. Gloria Mary Jane D. Fuentes; DPA Zenaida O. Vitasa Ed. D.;
Page : 75-80
Keywords : Street Foods E.Coli Coliforms Molds Pathogens;
Abstract
Knowing the number of pathogenic microbes in the street foods such as Escherichia coli, coliform, and molds present in street foods around the vicinity of LSPU – SCC was the focused of the study. Determination of the quality of the street foods such as banana cue, kikiam, kwek – kwek, minane, and siomai of which has a high level of safety in the street food around the vicinity of LSPU – SCC were considered. This study utilized the Descriptive research design and the mean in testing and gathering of data. The results reveled that all the street foods tested were safe from E. coli with the mean of ocfu/g and all at lss than 10 cfu/g or 0 count which gathered Satisfactory remarks. However, the findings revealed that the banana cue, minane and siomai were safe from coliform while kwek and kikiam were not with a value of 2800 cfu/g. In addition, all the street foods tested were safe from molds and the total mean of all the microbes present were 987.47 cfu/g which means that the street foods were Unsatisfactory level with 100cfu/g and above count and revealed that only banana cue, minane, and siomai are safe for human consumption while large amount of microbes were found in kikiam, and kwek -kwek which means that they are not safe for human and may cause disease.
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