Microbial risk assessment of ready-to-eat mixed vegetable salads from different restaurants of Bangladesh Agricultural University campus
Md. Iftekhar Younus, Abdullah Al Momen Sabuj, Zobayda Farzana Haque, Sheikh Mohammad Sayem, Shankar Majumder, Mst. Sonia Parvin, Md. Alimul Islam, Sukumar Saha
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The study was aimed to analyze the microbiological quality of mixed vegetable salads and to understand the risk related with its consumption from different restaurants around Bangladesh Agricultural University campus in Mymensingh. MATERIALS AND METHODS: was estimated by Monte Carlo simulation (10,000 iterations), an exponential model. RESULTS: infection for the three exposure scenarios were found to be about 100%. CONCLUSION: The study actually revealed the potential microbial contamination in mixed vegetable salads which may impact on food safety and human health. So, the findings suggest that following hygienic measures during processing and handling the microbiological quality of mixed vegetables salads can be improved.