[Street-vendor foods: quality of ice creams, sherbets and sorbets sold in the urban agglomeration of Antananarivo].
A survey of selling conditions and bacteriological examinations of ice-cream was carried-out in Antananarivo from June 1996 to May 1997. The way of investigation by vendors and of bacteriological examinations were widely described. Sellers had classic features of a street-vended food vendor: uneducated, no having professional training and mishandling foodstuffs. 202 samples of ice-cream were collected. The contamination prevalence rate was of 95% +/- 3.7%. Salmonella typhimurium was isolated from one sample. Immediate and rigourous measures ought to be put into effect by authorities to right this alarming situation.
Ravaonindrina
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Laboratoire d'Hygiène et Environnement, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Rasolomandimby
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R
Rajaomiarisoa
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E
Rakotoarisoa
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R
Andrianantara
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L
Rasolofonirina
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N
Roux
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JF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000592:standards; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007054:Ice Cream / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012760:Shigella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*