Bacteriological analysis of ice creams from Mangalore, south India.

Ice cream is the major dairy product that dominates interest of large segments of the population. As a result, its production and consumption are rapidly increasing. The microbiological quality of ice cream during retail marketing mainly depends on the contamination during the product handling as well as efficiency and sanitary conditions during frozen storage. Many food poisoning cases associated with the consumption of ice creams have been reported. We studied the bacteriological profile of softee ice cream sold at retail outlets in Mangalore, a city in Karnataka State, India.