Determination of Quality Control of Fresh Salads in IBB City, Yemen

Qais Nogaim[1], Ahmed AL-Sabri , Ahmed AL-Sofyani , Bassam AL-Asali , Liban Issa Isak
,Saddam AL-Asali
Page No. 103-111

This study aims to determine the quality control of fresh salads which sold in Ibb city, Yemen in a
street shops, cafeterias, and restaurants by analyzing the microbial parameters and focusing on the
coliform bacteria group. Total samples determined reached to fifty samples collected randomly
through standard procedure from different sources. Samples analyzing was carried out in the
laboratories of Ibb university in 2013, and the results could be summarized as the following: Total
bacteria count ranged from Zero to 33.9 × 104 CFU and total coliform count ranged from Zero to
21.7 × 104 CFU. Meanwhile, total fungi count ranged from Zero to 12.3 × 102 CFU. On the other
hand species of the coliforms were Enterobacter, klebsiella, E.coli and Citrobacter by percentages
24, 22, 20, and 16 %, respectively. Meanwhile, anaerobic bacterial growth in some samples were
10% and 8% of the samples were no growth has occurred.
Keywords: Fresh Salads - Quality Control - Coliform Bacteria.