OCCURRENCE OF TOTAL AND THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORMS IN FRIED PASTRIES SOLD IN BARS IN DOWNTOWN CURITIBA-PR, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Willian Barbosa Sales Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil - UNIBRASIL
  • Juliana Ferreira Tunala Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil - UNIBRASIL
  • Jannaina Ferreira de Melo Vasco Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil - UNIBRASIL
  • Edilceia Domingues do Amaral Ravazzani Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil - UNIBRASIL
  • Cristiano Caveião Centro Universitário Autônomo do Brasil - UNIBRASIL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2015.14142

Keywords:

Coliformes, Microbiologia, Alimentos

Abstract

Food sold in bars, which sometimes do not have adequate sanitary conditions for producing, handling and selling them, end up being contaminated by microorganisms that may be harmful to health, causing infections and food poisoning. The main objective of the study is to identify the presence of total and fecal coliforms in fried pastels sold in bars in downtown Curitiba-PR, Brazil. The study had quantitative approach and included 20 randomly chosen establishments. Microbiological analyzes were performed using the Petrifilm method for counting colony-forming units and identification of microorganisms. There were total coliforms in 17 samples, and the sample with the highest contamination presented 41 colony-forming units. None of the 20 samples showed fecal coliform, which makes ground-beef pastels in accordance with the standards established by Resolution RDC 12 / 2001. Based on the results, the high concentration of total coliforms suggests greater caution in good manufacturing practices and handling to avoid spoilage and disease spread by food.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2015.14142

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2015-03-28

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Sales, W. B., Tunala, J. F., Vasco, J. F. de M., Ravazzani, E. D. do A., & Caveião, C. (2015). OCCURRENCE OF TOTAL AND THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORMS IN FRIED PASTRIES SOLD IN BARS IN DOWNTOWN CURITIBA-PR, BRAZIL. DEMETRA: Food, Nutrition & Health, 10(1), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2015.14142

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2015)

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