Prevalence of Listeria monoctogenes in foods in Malaysia

A total of 234 samples of food, consisting of 158 of raw and 76 samples of ready-to-eat food were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (8...

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Main Authors: Arumugaswamy, Rama K., Rahamat Ali, Gulam Rusul, Abd. Hamid, Siti Nadzriah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Science B.V. 1994
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114395/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114395/1/114395.pdf
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Summary:A total of 234 samples of food, consisting of 158 of raw and 76 samples of ready-to-eat food were examined for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The frequencies of L. monocytogenes contamination in raw foods were: chicken portions (60%), liver (60%) and gizzard (62%), beef (50%), beansprout (85%), prawns (44%), kupang (dried oysters) (33%), bean cake (25%), satay (48%) and leafy vegetables (22%). Of the ready-to-eat foods: satay (26%), prawns, squids, clams and chicken dishes (22%), cucumber (80%) and peanut sauce (20%) were found to yield L. monocytogenes.