Supermarkets
One of the most places exposed to contamination is supermarket’s fresh food sector deals with a large range of activities covering basic food procurement and sourcing, processing, storage or warehousing, imports and finally the handling of the front end where the customer interaction is high. Also, trolleys and handheld baskets are frequently exposed to a variety of food products known to have an increased risk of pathogen presence, including raw eggs and meat as well as produce.
Therefore, environmental contamination with foodborne pathogens in supermarket settings is likely.
Foodborne disease and food contamination continue to be significant public health issues. Unsafe food causes many acute and lifelong diseases, ranging from diarrheal disease to various forms of cancer, with more than 200 diseases being spread through contaminated food. Compact dry is suggested for detection of the predicted microbial contamination in samples, to get a fast result with the lowest cost.
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