Detection of fecal coliforms in used papers, utilised as food packaging in the informal sector in the city of San-Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire
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https://doi.org/10.62344/brab.v34i03.229Keywords:
Informal sector, fecal coliforms, used packaging, hygiene, public highwayAbstract
The objective of the study was to assess the health quality of used papers used in the informal sector in the city of San-Pedro. Fifteen samples of used papers of various types were taken from vendors and placed in sterile bags, labelled and the whole was placed in a cooler for conservation and transport to the laboratory for the search for fecal coliforms according to the ISO 4832:2006 method. Two bags not containing a sample served as a control. The results showed that the minimum load was observed at the level of the sample E13 (5.102 CFU/ mm2) and the maximum load in fecal coliforms was observed at the level of sample E9 (4.5.105 CFU/ mm2). Samples E4 and E14 each have a load of 103 CFU/mm2. As for samples E2, E3, E5 and E7, the bacterial load counted was respectively 7.8.104; 7.102; 3.2.103 and 1.7.104 CFU/mm2. Used papers used as food packaging are of unsatisfactory microbiological quality in the city of San-Pedro.
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