OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contamination status of infants and young children foods by Bacillus cereus. METHODS: 1716 food samples were collected from retail market in 8 provinces in China and examined for Bacillus cereus by the plate count method. RESULTS: Bacillus cereus was isolated from 9.85% of all the samples (169/1716). 14.08% of the powered formula for infants and young children were contaminated with B. cereus as well as 6.01% of the ready-to-eat cereal-based complementary foods for infants and young children. Counts higher than 100 CFU/g were found in 18 samples of the powered formula (2.20%) and 10 samples of the ready-to-eat cereal-based complementary foods (1.11%). CONCLUSION: Inspection and management of infants and young children foods should be enhanced to prevent Bacillus cereus infection.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the contamination status of infants and young children foods by Bacillus cereus. METHODS: 1716 food samples were collected from retail market in 8 provinces in China and examined for Bacillus cereus by the plate count method. RESULTS:Bacillus cereus was isolated from 9.85% of all the samples (169/1716). 14.08% of the powered formula for infants and young children were contaminated with B. cereus as well as 6.01% of the ready-to-eat cereal-based complementary foods for infants and young children. Counts higher than 100 CFU/g were found in 18 samples of the powered formula (2.20%) and 10 samples of the ready-to-eat cereal-based complementary foods (1.11%). CONCLUSION: Inspection and management of infants and young children foods should be enhanced to prevent Bacillus cereus infection.
Authors: Xiaoyan Pei; Ning Li; Yunchang Guo; Xiumei Liu; Lin Yan; Ying Li; Shuran Yang; Jing Hu; Jianghui Zhu; Dajin Yang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-08-28 Impact factor: 3.390