Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia

The aim of this study was to examine vegetarian burger patties manufactured by two producers in Malaysia for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Brand A was produced by an established food manufacturer while Brand B was produced by a small-scaled food producer. A total of 108 samples of vegetari...

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Main Authors: Wong, Woan Chwen, Pui, Chai Fung, Chai, Lay Ching, Lee, Hai Yen, Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen, Tang, John Yew Huat, Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi, Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor, Cheah, Yoke Kqueen, Radu, Son
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Published: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011
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author Wong, Woan Chwen
Pui, Chai Fung
Chai, Lay Ching
Lee, Hai Yen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Tang, John Yew Huat
Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Radu, Son
author_facet Wong, Woan Chwen
Pui, Chai Fung
Chai, Lay Ching
Lee, Hai Yen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Tang, John Yew Huat
Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Radu, Son
author_sort Wong, Woan Chwen
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The aim of this study was to examine vegetarian burger patties manufactured by two producers in Malaysia for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Brand A was produced by an established food manufacturer while Brand B was produced by a small-scaled food producer. A total of 108 samples of vegetarian burger patties produced by both manufacturers were sampled from retail market and were analyzed by combined MPN-PCR and MPN plating method. Of all the samples tested, ten (9.3%) were found to be contaminated with L. monocytogenes. The L. monocytogenes contamination level in vegetarian burger patties manufactured by producer A (20.9% of the samples were contaminated with 3-1100 MPN/g of L. monocytogenes) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than vegetarian burger patties manufactured by producer B (1.5% of the samples harbored 9.2 MPN/g of L. monocytogenes). Based on the detection and isolation rate obtained with MPN-PCR and MPN-plating, the recovery rate of the L. monocytogenes was estimated to be only 40.0% by MPN-plating approach.
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spelling upm-240752015-06-03T07:14:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24075/ Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia Wong, Woan Chwen Pui, Chai Fung Chai, Lay Ching Lee, Hai Yen Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen Tang, John Yew Huat Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor Cheah, Yoke Kqueen Radu, Son The aim of this study was to examine vegetarian burger patties manufactured by two producers in Malaysia for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Brand A was produced by an established food manufacturer while Brand B was produced by a small-scaled food producer. A total of 108 samples of vegetarian burger patties produced by both manufacturers were sampled from retail market and were analyzed by combined MPN-PCR and MPN plating method. Of all the samples tested, ten (9.3%) were found to be contaminated with L. monocytogenes. The L. monocytogenes contamination level in vegetarian burger patties manufactured by producer A (20.9% of the samples were contaminated with 3-1100 MPN/g of L. monocytogenes) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than vegetarian burger patties manufactured by producer B (1.5% of the samples harbored 9.2 MPN/g of L. monocytogenes). Based on the detection and isolation rate obtained with MPN-PCR and MPN-plating, the recovery rate of the L. monocytogenes was estimated to be only 40.0% by MPN-plating approach. Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24075/1/24075.pdf Wong, Woan Chwen and Pui, Chai Fung and Chai, Lay Ching and Lee, Hai Yen and Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen and Tang, John Yew Huat and Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi and Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor and Cheah, Yoke Kqueen and Radu, Son (2011) Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia. International Food Research Journal, 18 (1). pp. 459-463. ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546 http://www.ifrj.upm.edu.my/volume-18-2011.html English
spellingShingle Wong, Woan Chwen
Pui, Chai Fung
Chai, Lay Ching
Lee, Hai Yen
Mohamad Ghazali, Farinazleen
Tang, John Yew Huat
Ponniah, Jeyaletchumi
Tuan Chilek, Tuan Zainazor
Cheah, Yoke Kqueen
Radu, Son
Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title_full Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title_fullStr Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title_short Biosafety assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in Malaysia
title_sort biosafety assessment of listeria monocytogenes in vegetarian burger patties in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24075/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24075/1/24075.pdf