A Preventative Approach To Promote Food Safety Bacterial Contamination Of Domestic Refrigerators

dc.creatorEsfarjani
dc.creatorFatemeh; Khaksar
dc.creatorRamin; Alikhanian
dc.creatorHaleh; Khalaji
dc.creatorNiloofar; Khaneghah
dc.creatorAmin Mousavi; Hosseini
dc.creatorHedayat
dc.date2016
dc.date2017-11-13T11:30:56Z
dc.date2017-11-13T11:30:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T05:45:59Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T05:45:59Z
dc.identifierBritish Food Journal. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, v. 118, p. 2056 - 2071, 2016.
dc.identifier0007-070X
dc.identifier1758-4108
dc.identifierWOS:000381209100016
dc.identifier10.1108/BFJ-01-2016-0025
dc.identifierhttp://www-emeraldinsight-com.ez88.periodicos.capes.gov.br/doi/full/10.1108/BFJ-01-2016-0025
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/325829
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1362835
dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.descriptionPurpose - Domestic refrigerators could be considered as one of the major potential sources of food-borne diseases, in addition limited data are available regarding the level of contamination of domestic refrigerators in Iran. The purpose of this paper is to detect some of bacterial contamination in domestic refrigerators. Design/methodology/approach - In total, 104 households were randomly selected from ten health centers in five areas of Tehran, Iran. Visual inspection and temperature evaluation of the households' refrigerators were done. In addition, the refrigerators were swabbed and analyzed for contaminants using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. DNA was isolated and purified by the proposed standard protocol. Findings - Screening of the domestic refrigerators by PCR method showed that 51.7 percent of the samples were positive for pathogens as follows: L. monocytogenes 41.6 percent, S. aureus 5.5 percent, Salmonella spp 4.6 percent, and E. coli O157:H7 0 percent; consequently, none of mentioned pathogens were detected in 48.3 percent of the refrigerators. Results of the visual inspection indicated that 57 percent of the refrigerators were on desirable, 36.5 percent were acceptable, and 7 percent were weak conditions. Most of the refrigerators about 44 percent had desirable temperatures. There were no significant correlations between the visual inspection scores, temperature and frequency of isolation of specific pathogens in the domestic refrigerators. A significant correlation was observed between contamination and education of parents (p < 0.05). Originality/value - Determination of the bacterial contamination and evaluating the temperature of domestic refrigerators in Iran can be considered as a novel approach of current study. These findings could be employed in designing and implementing appropriate educational interventions to promote food safety and diminish the risk of food-borne illnesses. Also, obtained results might be applied as introduction for further investigations.
dc.description118
dc.description8
dc.description2056
dc.description2071
dc.descriptionResearch Council of National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute
dc.descriptionFaculty of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
dc.descriptionParto Sard Tavan (Himalia) company [450.1]
dc.descriptionCNPq-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowship [3240274290]
dc.descriptionConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing LTD
dc.publisherBingley
dc.relationBritish Food Journal
dc.rightsfechado
dc.sourceWOS
dc.subjectTemperature
dc.subjectDomestic Refrigerators
dc.subjectFood-borne Pathogens
dc.subjectPcr Analysis
dc.titleA Preventative Approach To Promote Food Safety Bacterial Contamination Of Domestic Refrigerators
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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