Compliance by SMEs to existing Tanzania standards with respect escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus in cultured milk: a case of Dar es salaam, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorSamwel, J.
dc.contributor.authorChove, L. M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T11:44:19Z
dc.date.available2023-03-07T11:44:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractSmall and medium enterprises are important for economic growth not only in Tanzania but all over the world. Most of them are informal, without official registration. However, they provide tremendous contribution to food security, nutrition, income generation and poverty reduction in the country. Therefore, upgrading and modernization of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to ensure food security, safety and quality of food has becomes one of the priorities of Tanzania development visions of 2025, which is the blueprint of structural economic transformation of the country. To help achieve this, the present study was conducted to assess the safety of cultured milk. A total of 33 cultured milk samples were collected from 11 SMEs which were analyzed in triplicate to make 99. Two microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were analysed in cultured milk. Results were compared against the existing Tanzania standards. The isolates had an overall mean of 2.02 × 102 ± 1.73 × 102CFU/g, 1.91×102 ± 1.85 ×102CFU/g respectively for E. coli and S. aureusc count. The results obtained were higher than the limits set by the Tanzanian Standard (TZS1625:2013). It may thus be concluded that sampled cultured milk was of poor microbial quality and hence not safe for consumption. Poor hygienic practices during milk handling pose a high risk to cultured milk and render it unsafe for human consumption.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4991
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAn International Journal of Basic and Applied Researchen_US
dc.subjectEscherichia colien_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureusen_US
dc.subjectSMEsen_US
dc.subjectCultured milken_US
dc.subjectFood safetyen_US
dc.titleCompliance by SMEs to existing Tanzania standards with respect escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus in cultured milk: a case of Dar es salaam, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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