Bacterial quality of ready to eat meals in air catering

ABSTRACT

Bacteriological investigations of forty samples, 20 each of dish A and dish B obtained from a large catering plant in Cairo were conducted. Aerobic plate count, total enterobacteriaceae count, staphylococci count and MPN of coliforms as well as presence of salmonella organisms were investigated. Salmonella organisms could not be detected. The public health significance of isolated microorganisms as well as suggestive measures for production, handling and storage of meals in air catering premises were discussed