英文摘要 |
From July 1992 to June 1993, three hundred items of processed food were randomly collected from the delicatessen departments of supermarkets in southern Taiwan. These included fried chicken, fried prawn, dried bean curd, etc. According to the CNS (Chinese National Standard), we investigated the total plate count, coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli, which are the sanitary indicator bacteria. Using the Chi-square analysis, we calculated the percentage of differences in items which were under the standard. The results showed that there was a 17.66% excess in the standard in the total plate count (105 CFU/g), 20.33% were under the standard for coliform bacteria (10 MPN/g) and 8% for E. coli (zero/g). Incidences of coliform bacteria and E. coli were significantly different in different distribution areas. According to the samples collected, Kaohsiung suburbs had the highest percentage of differences: 33.33% for coliform bacteria and 20.00% for E. coli. Incidences of coliform bacteria and E. coli were not significantly different in samples collected in different seasons or in food prepared from different raw materials. However, the cooking procedures significantly affected the distribution of coliform bacteria and E. coli. The under-standard percentage of coliform bacteria and E. coli in steamed, lightly fried and boiled food was 45.94% and 21.62% respectively. These percentages were higher than roasted or deep-fried food. |