Microbial quality of fish in retail trade in Cochin
Microbial quality of fish in retail trade in Cochin
Date
1990
Authors
Narayanan Nambiar, V.
Mahadeva Iyer, K.
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Society of Fisheries Technologis(India)
Abstract
Microbial quality of fresh and frozen fish in retail trade in Cochin is presented.
49.4% of the fresh fish and 4.7 % of the frozen fish samples examined had total plate
counts more than 5.0 x 105 g' ‘_ Escherichia coli was detected in 89.8% of the fresh
fish and 86.6 % of the frozen fish, and their numbers were more than 20 g ' 1 in 78.2 and
21.2% of the samples respectively. Faecal streptococci were detected in all the fresh
fish and 87.4 7; of the frozen fish and their numbers were more than 1000g ' 1 in 60.3
and ll % of the samples respectively. Salmonella was detected in 5.8 and 8.7 ‘Z of the
fresh and frozen fish samples respectively.
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Fish Technol.27(1): 51-59