Sandrasekharan, Vanitaa
(2015)
Microbiological quality of sushi sampled from
selected food outlets in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
As a ready-to-eat food sushi is also prone to microbial contamination and it has
been associated with food borne outbreaks. A study was conducted to evaluate
the microbiological quality of 30 sushi which were randomly sampled from
selected food outlets in Kota Bharu, Kelantan from November 2014 until
February 2015. A total of 9 (30%) samples exceeded the proposed guidelines for
total plate count and 8 (23.33%) samples for total coliforms count. E.coli was
identified in 2 (6.67%) out of 30 samples analyzed. All the outlets showed
unsatisfactory status in hygiene and food preparation. Two of the outlets showed
presence of E.coli particularly in the salmon sushi. This indicates that the
microbiological quality of sushi sold in the food outlets are far from satisfactory
and their safety is doubtful.
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