Good manufacturing practices and microbial contamination sources in orange fleshed sweet potato puree processing plant in Kenya.
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Good manufacturing practices and microbial contamination sources in orange fleshed sweet potato puree processing plant in Kenya.
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Derick, N.M.
Muzhingi, T. George, O.A. |
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sweet potatoes
production processing quality |
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Description |
Limited information exists on the status of hygiene and probable sources of microbial contamination in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) puree processing. The current study is aimed at determining the level of compliance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), hygiene, and microbial quality in OFSP puree processing plant in Kenya. Intensive observation and interviews using a structured GMPs checklist, environmental sampling, and microbial analysis by standard microbiological methods were used in data collection. The results indicated low level of compliance to GMPs with an overall compliance score of 58%. Microbial counts on food equipment surfaces, installations, and personnel hands and in packaged OFSP puree were above the recommended microbial safety and quality legal limits. Steaming significantly (P
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2018
2018-05-29T20:08:39Z 2018-05-29T20:08:39Z |
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Journal Article
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Derick, N.M.; Muzhingi, T.; George, O.A. 2018. Good manufacturing practices and microbial contamination sources in orange fleshed sweet potato puree processing plant in Kenya. International Journal of Food Science. ISSN 2356-7015. 2018(ID 4093161):11 p.
2356-7015 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92955 https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4093161 |
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en
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Open Access
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11 p.
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International Journal of Food Science
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