Sanitary condition of "type B" pasteurized milk sold in S. Paulo city, SP (Brazil) in the period from February to August, 1982

Authors

  • Renato Baruffaldi Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas; Departamento de Bioquímico-Farmacêutica
  • Thereza Christina Vessoni Penna Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas; Departamento de Bioquímico-Farmacêutica
  • Irene Alexeevna Machoshvili Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas; Departamento de Bioquímico-Farmacêutica
  • Lúcia Eiko Abe Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas; Departamento de Bioquímico-Farmacêutica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000500006

Keywords:

Milk contamination, Food microbiology

Abstract

Samples of type "B" pasteurized milk collected from different commercial establishments in S. Paulo, city, SP (Brazil) were subjected to microbiological inspection. Thirty-five percent of samples showed psychiotrophs exceeding 10(4)/ml; sixty-five percent showed mesophilic counts exceedinf 4 x 10(4)/ml and sixty-three showed more than two coliforms/ml. Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were found to occur in 17.5% of the material collected, respectively.

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Published

1984-10-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 5 (1984)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Baruffaldi, R., Penna, T. C. V., Machoshvili, I. A., & Abe, L. E. (1984). Sanitary condition of "type B" pasteurized milk sold in S. Paulo city, SP (Brazil) in the period from February to August, 1982 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 18(5), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101984000500006