Bacteriological Quality of Locally Prepared Fresh Fruit Juice Sold in Juice Houses of Eastern Ethiopia

CONCLUSION: In general, majority of fruit juice samples were contaminated with one or more different bacteria species higher than the maximum permitted level. Furthermore, the study found the association between bacterial contamination and other variables such as hygienic and safety conditions. Therefore, the implementation of adequate hygiene and safety practices is very important to prevent the consumption of contaminated fruit juices, which leads to foodborne illness.PMID:35095274 | PMC:PMC8793386 | DOI:10.1177/11786302211072949

Source: Environmental Health Insights - January 31, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dechasa Adare Mengistu Yohannes Mulugeta Dinku Mekbib Negga Baraki Tesfaye Gobena Source Type: research