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Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life

Eggs are healthy and nutritious food which are commonly consumed everywhere in the world. However issues of its safety for consumption and other uses remain doubtful since food poisoning associated to eggs and its products . This study was undertaken to provide information on the effect of storag...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Munirah
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Pusat Pengajian Kesihatan 2015
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QR1-502 Microbiology
QR75-99.5 Bacteria
RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/60034/1/MUNIRAH%20BINTI%20AHMAD%20-%20e.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.60034 http://eprints.usm.my/60034/ Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life Ahmad, Munirah QR1-502 Microbiology QR75-99.5 Bacteria RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research Eggs are healthy and nutritious food which are commonly consumed everywhere in the world. However issues of its safety for consumption and other uses remain doubtful since food poisoning associated to eggs and its products . This study was undertaken to provide information on the effect of storage time that is within shelf life and after the expiry date on the microbiological quality of the egg by detecting the presence of bacteria especially E.coli and Salmonella spp. 30 egg samples randomly collected from selected supermarket in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. The result showed presence of fecal coliform (£. coli) but no Salmonella was isolated from the samples. E. coli is present in both the eggshell and egg content sample. More egg samples in the expiry category showed presence of E. coli. Additionally, eight egg microflora (Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Serratia marcesens and Shigella spp.) were isolated from the samples. . It is ix concluded that eggs passed the expiry date are not safe for consumption. Pusat Pengajian Kesihatan 2015 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/60034/1/MUNIRAH%20BINTI%20AHMAD%20-%20e.pdf Ahmad, Munirah (2015) Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life. Project Report. Pusat Pengajian Kesihatan. (Submitted)
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topic QR1-502 Microbiology
QR75-99.5 Bacteria
RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research
spellingShingle QR1-502 Microbiology
QR75-99.5 Bacteria
RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research
Ahmad, Munirah
Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
description Eggs are healthy and nutritious food which are commonly consumed everywhere in the world. However issues of its safety for consumption and other uses remain doubtful since food poisoning associated to eggs and its products . This study was undertaken to provide information on the effect of storage time that is within shelf life and after the expiry date on the microbiological quality of the egg by detecting the presence of bacteria especially E.coli and Salmonella spp. 30 egg samples randomly collected from selected supermarket in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. The result showed presence of fecal coliform (£. coli) but no Salmonella was isolated from the samples. E. coli is present in both the eggshell and egg content sample. More egg samples in the expiry category showed presence of E. coli. Additionally, eight egg microflora (Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter aerogenes, E. coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Serratia marcesens and Shigella spp.) were isolated from the samples. . It is ix concluded that eggs passed the expiry date are not safe for consumption.
format Monograph
author Ahmad, Munirah
author_facet Ahmad, Munirah
author_sort Ahmad, Munirah
title Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
title_short Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
title_full Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
title_fullStr Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
title_full_unstemmed Microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
title_sort microbiological quality of the packaged chicken eggs within and after shelf life
publisher Pusat Pengajian Kesihatan
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.usm.my/60034/1/MUNIRAH%20BINTI%20AHMAD%20-%20e.pdf
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