Garba Abubakar Ibrahim

Consumers' Safety of some selected ready-to-eat street vended foods

sold in Wudil as Determined by Microbial Content

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Produktbeschreibung

Because of their cost, affordability, availability and simplicity to prepare, ready-to-eat foods are highly consumed in all over Nigeria, therefore critical to Nigerians' health. This research aimed at ascertaining the consumers' safety in terms of microbial load in ready-to-eat sell on the street Awara (Steamed Cowpea Beans Slurry) and Moin-moin (Bean pie) sold in three different vending locations retailed to the students of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano state Nigeria. Total of 24 samples consisting of equal quantity of Awara (Bean pie) and Moin-moin (Steamed Cowpea Bean Slurry) were collected from three different location in Wudil town and analyzed for total aerobic bacteria, fungi and Staphyococcus count. Seven different species of microorganism of health concern were identified to include Micrococcus spp, Staphylococcus aureous, Bacillus spp., Klebsiella spp., Mucor, Rhizophus stoonifer and Aspergillus flavus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 52
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 96g
• ISBN-13: 9786207450350
• ISBN-10: 6207450353
• Artikelnr.: 69772501

Autorenporträt

Garba Abubakar Ibrahim é um entusiasta da investigação e um defensor da educação e da boa governação, com uma década de experiência em investigação científica alimentar, desenvolvimento de produtos e segurança alimentar. É membro profissional do Instituto Nigeriano de Ciência e Tecnologia Alimentar e é coautor de muitas publicações.