Microbial quality assessment of pasteurized milk of supplied to Loerstan province market, Southwest of Iran

Abstract

Objective: Bacterial contamination and food poisoning is one of contemporary issues in the early years which many governments like Iran allocate some million dollars a year to medical and social treatment to prevent the implications. Methods: This paper aims to determine the bacterial load in pasteurized milk, produced for Loerstan province market in 2014. During the course of the year, 118 samples were collected and sent to the official laboratory. Results: According to the Iran standard testing protocols, 11% of samples exceeded acceptable range. Conclusions: The diversity of reports is because of different range of personal hygiene, delivery system quality, maintaining equipment and regards for milking. Beside these factors, season of sampling may affect the subject.