The Maghreb countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) have experienced since the early 1950s a rapid demographic growth coupled to a significant rhythm of urbanization. This has led to a marked increase in the demand of dairy products. In order to secure the supply, specific policies have been implemented. They mainly consisted in the establishment of a dairy industry, based on the processing of...

The microflora of milk powder consists of a wide array of microorgan­ isms of which special attention is given to Bacillus endospores. Bacillus endospores survive pasteurization and spray drying and inhabit the final powder product in the dormant state indefinitely. Once the powder is re­ constituted, endospores may germinate, and through their enzymatic ac­ tivity become detrimental to quality...

The presence of yeasts in milk may cause physical and chemical changes limiting the durability and compromising the quality of the product. Moreover, milk and dairy products contaminated by yeasts may be a potential means of transmission of these microorganisms to man and animals causing several kinds of infections. This study aimed to determine whether different species of yeasts isolated from...

The natural creaming of raw and heated camel milk was studied. Compared with cow (Bos taurus) milk, camel (Camelus dromedarius) milk showed very slow creaming rate in both raw and heated milk at refrigerator and room temperatures. Fat globule size distribution was similar in cow and camel milks. The creaming ability was also studied in various combinations of skim milks and creams of raw camel ...

with aim for identification of contaminative and critical points of raw milk during production in 9 selected industrial dairy farms, 408 raw milk samples were collected from udders, milking machine, cooling tank and milk transport vehicle at receiving platform in dairy plant. samples were examined for total microbial, coliform ande. coli count and also acidity and ph. total microbial count of s...

On December 10, 2002, the Clark County Combined Health District and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) were notified of two hospitalized children infected with Salmonella Enterica serotype Typhimurium. Initial investigation implicated consumption of raw, unpasteurized milk purchased at a local combination dairy-restaurant (dairy) during November 27-December 13, 2002, as the cause. This report ...