Microbiological quality and shelf life study of ready to eat (rte) halal burgers sold at street stalls around Kuantan City, Pahang

Abu Bakar, Ibrahim and Zulkifli, Maryam Insyirah (2021) Microbiological quality and shelf life study of ready to eat (rte) halal burgers sold at street stalls around Kuantan City, Pahang. Halalsphere, 1 (2). pp. 56-66. E-ISSN 2773-6040

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate RTE halal burgers' microbiological quality and determine their shelf life. A total of 68 samples were randomly purchased from street stalls around Kuantan city as convenience selected samples and examined for Total Plate Count (TPC), presumptive S. aureus count and presumptive E. coli count. For the shelf-life study, 14 samples were purchased at one time from one street stall and the analyses of TPC and presumptive S. aureus count were performed at seven intervals of holding times. The results showed that all samples have low to medium risks with TPC <3.0x103 cfu/g and presumptive S. aureus count range between 0.1x102 – 3.3 x103 cfu/g. In addition, Presumptive E. coli were not detected in all samples. Therefore, halal RTE street burgers have low to medium risks even though they were left at ambient temperature up to 24 hours of shelf life.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ready-to-eat Halal street burger, Total plate count, S. aureus, E. coli and Shelf-life study
Subjects:	BPC Science and Technology in Islam Q Science > Q Science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Nutrition Sciences Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Biomedical Science
Depositing User:	Dr Ibrahim Abu Bakar
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2021 17:04
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2021 17:04
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/91076

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