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http://dx.doi.org/10.13103/JFHS.2014.29.4.322

Monitoring of Microorganism Contamination in Children-Preferred Confectioneries in Korea  

Koo, Eun Joo (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Chung, So Young (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Park, Ji Eun (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Kwon, Yu Jihn (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Seo, Dong Hyuk (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Jung, Yu Young (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Cho, Kyong Chul (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Lee, Yo A (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Min, Hee Eun (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Kim, Eu Gene (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Kim, Hyun Jung (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Kim, Seul Ki (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Choi, Sun Ok (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
Lim, Chul Ju (Hazardous Substances Analysis Team, Center for Food & Drug Analysis, Gyeongin Regional Food and Drug Administration)
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Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety / v.29, no.4, 2014 , pp. 322-326 More about this Journal
Abstract
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, USA) recently it was reported that the children (< 5 year-old children) were more susceptible to Foodborne-illness. Confectionery products should be strictly controlled because they are children-preferred foods. Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, South of Korea) tried to monitor contamination of organisms in confectionery products (such as biscuits, candies, chewing gums and ice candies) distributed in South Korea. MFDS evaluated the levels of indicator organisms: total aerobic bacteria, coliforms, Escherichia coli as well as the levels of food-borne illness organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens. Experimental plans for microbiological test were in accordance with the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Food (ICMSF). For this study, 1,005 samples were collected and from Seoul and Gyeongin region, South Korea. The average level of total aerobic bacteria in 1,005 samples was 1.7 log Colony Forming Unit(CFU)/g and the detection rate was 26.8%. The average level of Bacillus cereus was detected in 1.7 log CFU/g and the rate was 0.9%. There was no detection of coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium perfringens. The results of this study will be provided as the basic data to set the reasonable microbiological criteria of Korea Food Code.
Keywords
Confectioneries; children-preferred foods; the indicator organisms; food-borne illness organisms; Korea Food Code;
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