免洗筷之黴菌汙染調查

SURVEY OF FUNGAL CONTAMINATION IN DISPOSABLE CHOPSTICKS

近年來，免洗筷已被消費大眾廣泛使用，有關其衛生狀況，本局曾多次進行細菌污染之調查，發現兩種免洗筷（雙生筷、小黃筷）差異並不顯著；而免洗筷與重複使用筷間則有差異，且免洗筷比重複使用筷衛生。鑑於市面小黃筷可能係重複使用之再製品，而細菌部份之調查結果差異並不顯著，故本調查乃加作兩種免洗筷之黴菌數測定，期比較兩種免洗筷之品質差異。自民國七十六年二月至四月份由台北市北投、內湖、松山、古亭、大安及中山等六個行政區之大飯店、餐廳、小吃店及攤販抽驗其所使用之免洗筷，其中雙生筷及小黃筷各51件，（北投區僅抽驗雙生筷）共計102件；依美國 FDA 細菌分析手冊內「酵母菌及黴菌菌落數計算法」之方法，進行每雙筷子黴菌數之檢驗。

Between Feb. & Apl. of 1987, fifty one pairs each of twin style (TS) and small round style (SRS) disposable chopsticks were collected from 6 districts of Taipei City for the examination of mold count. The detection rates of TS and SRS were 78% and 71%, respectively. The average mold counts were 60 colonies/ pair and 80 colonies/pair, respectively.