Exposure Assessment of Bacillus cereus in Street Vended Chicken Briyani– a Deli Food of South India
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2018-12
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Abstract
In the present study, exposure assessment of Bacillus cereus associated with the
consumption of street vended chicken briyani sold in Koduvalli village, Ellapuram block,
Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu was assessed. Enumeration of B. cereus in chicken briyani
was carried out using Hichrome Bacillus Agar, a chromogenic media by adopting pour
plate technique. Data on frequency of consumption of chicken biryani by the residents
were collected using a structured questionnaire. The results revealed that the Bacillus
cereus count in street vended chicken briyani was ranged between 2.32 to 5.54 log cfu/g of
sample. The mean B. cereus count was 4.03 log cfu/g of sample. Invariably, all the
samples analyzed were contained B. cereus. Similarly, the consumption pattern showed
that the people at the age group of 20-35, 35-60 and 60 and above were consumed about
450 g of chicken briyani during each serve. This clearly indicate their higher vulnerability
of these age groups to diarrhoeal syndrome followed by children at the age group of 5-12
and 13-19 who consumed 300 g of chicken briyani during each serve.
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TNV_Ijcmas_2018_7(12)2894-2899
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Veterinary Science