Contamination of ready-to-eat street food in Pakistan with Salmonella spp.: Implications for consumers and food safety

Contamination of ready-to-eat street food in Pakistan with Salmonella spp.: Implications for consumers and food safety

Objectives: Ready-to-eat (RTE) food sold in Quetta, Pakistan was assessed for microbial contamination. Methods: Equal numbers of samples were collected from four categories of RTE food – burgers, shawarma, pizza and sandwiches – from January 2018 to December 2018. Microbial contamination of individu...

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Main Authors: Jannat Raza, Tauseef M. Asmat, Mohammad Zahid Mustafa, Hina Ishtiaq, Kiran Mumtaz, Muhammad Moazam Jalees, Abdul Samad, ArsalanAhmed Shah, Salma Khalid, Habib ur Rehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
RTE food
Microbial contamination
Salmonellosis
Antibiotic sensitivity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221002800

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