International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 1 3 2012 07 10 Bacteriological status of Street-Vended foods and Public Health Significance: A Case study of Buldana District, MS, India 69 71 EN Patel AnuradhaJitendra 1 Department of Zoology, Bhavans College, Andheri, Mumbai University, Mumbai, INDIA Thakor AkankshaPravin 2 Department of Biotechnology, N.B. Mehta Science College, Bordi, Mumbai University, Mumbai, INDIA Avlessi Félicien 1 Lab. d’Etude et de Recherche en Chimie Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou BENIN AlitonouGuy Alain 2 Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, IBMM UMR, CNRS-UM1-UM2, ENSCM, rue de l’Ecole Normale, Montpellier cedex, FRANCE DjenontinT. Sébastien 3 Tchobo Fidele 4 Yèhouénou Boniface 5 MenutChantal 6 Sohounhloué Dominique 7 Radha K. 1 Department of Microbiology, Ayya Nadar Janaki ammal College, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, INDIA Mahima R. 2 Department of Microbiology, V.H.N.S.N College, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, INDIA RamanathanG. 3 Thangap 4 ian V. 5 Bhatt T.K. 1 Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Rajasthan, Kishangarh, INDIA DjenontinTindo S. 1 1Laboratoire d’Etude et de Recherche en Chimie Appliquée (LERCA), Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey – Calavi (EPAC), Cotonou, BENIN Amusant N. 2 CIRAD, UMR 016 GPEB, Montpellier, FRANCE Dangou J. 3 CIRAD, UMR ECOFOG, Equipe Matériaux et Molécules, Kourou, FRANCE Wotto D.V. 4 CIRAD, UR 40 Tropical Wood Products, Biorefinery team, Montpellier, FRANCE Avlessi F. 5 Dahouénon-Ahoussi E. 6 Lozano P. 7 PiochD. 8 Sohounhloué K.C.D. 9 Majumdar Tania 1 Department of Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, INDIA ChakrabortyRunu 2 Raychaudhuri Utpal 3 Mehta Jitendra 1 Plant Tissue Culture Lab. and Dept. of Biotech., Vital Biotech Research Inst., University of Kota, Kota-Rajasthan, INDIA Sain Monika 2 SharmaDev Ratan 3 Gehlot Priyanka 4 SharmaPriyanka 5 DhakerJayraj Kiran 6 Sharma Ch 1 Department of Biotechnology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005, INDIA erK. 2 KanwarShamsher S. 3 Ben C.P. 1 Department of Botany, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Kanyakumari – 629165, Tamilnadu, INDIA BeulaA. 2 Department of Biochemistry, Sri Adi Chunchanagiri Womens College, Cumbum-625516, Tamilnadu, INDIA NirmalaDevi S. 3 Somani Vaishali 1 Zoology Department, B.N. Bandodkar College of Science, Chendani, Thane 400 601, Maharashtra, INDIA QuadrosGoldin 2 Zoology Department, Maharishi Dayanand College, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, Maharashtra, INDIA PejaverMadhuri K. 3 Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatti Post, Coimbatore 641108, Tamil Nadu, INDIA Putri L.S.E. 1 Dept. of Bio., Faculty of Sci. and Tech., State Islamic University, Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Ciputat, INDONESIA HidayatA.F. 2 Department of Biology, Jakarta State University, INDONESIA Suk 3 ar P. 4 Aweng E.R. 1 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Locked Bag No 100, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, MALAYSIA Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52110 Kepong, Selangor, MALAYSIA Nur Hanisah 2 MohdNawi M.A. 3 NurhananMurniY. 4 Shamsul M. 5 Garode A.M. 1 PG Dept. of Microbiology, Shri Shivaji Science and Arts College, Chikhli, Dist- Buldana, MS, INDIA Waghode S.M. 2 > Short Communication 2012 6 1 2012 07 10 Data collected from street-vended food enterprises and on vendors from the urban area of cities of Buldana districts, MS revealed that, they provide a variety of ready-to-eat foods to a high proportion of the populations. Handling and trading practices of street vendors is not permit to obtain safe food. While, street-vended foods are easily contaminated by food borne pathogen. Street-vended foods (Ragda-Petis, Bhel, and Panipuri) sold by street vendors were analyzed for their microbial contents during initial rainy season. The total viable counts of all 60 samples were approximately 6.7 – 15 X 10cfu/100ml with significant load of E. coli and S.typhi. Almost 70% of the street-vended food samples collected from street vendors are showed high bacterial load. Our results demonstrate the non hygienic quality of most popular types of street vended foods i.e. Ragda-Petis, Bhel and Panipuri. The emerging needs have followed the control measures to improve microbial quality of street vended foods. Copyright@ International Science Community Association