The safety of milk and dairy products has always been one of the focuses of consumers, the food industry and regulatory agencies. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the food safety knowledge, attitudes and behavior of dairy plant workers. A cross-sectional survey was performed between May and August 2015 in three dairy plants in Beijing, northern China. A total of 194 dairy plan...

BACKGROUND Actual caries figures emphasize the need to identify the risk indicators involved in the disease's development. The hypothesis that certain risk indicators might affect the dynamic evolution of the caries process was assessed; to clarify this premise, a cross-sectional survey was performed in school children. METHODS A total of 390 subjects aged 6-8 years old were randomly selected...

CASE HISTORY An increase in the bulk somatic cell count (BSCC) of up to 1,000 x 103 cells/ml occurred in a dairy herd in Israel at the end of 2001 and beginning of 2002. CLINICAL FINDINGS Bacteriological examination of milk from 69 cows revealed a high prevalence of Streptococcus group G bacteria, identified as S. canis, affecting 38% of cows and 20% of all quarters. Isolates were sensitive t...

To identify child feeding behavior and household hygiene practices that are risk factors for prolonged diarrheal illness, a longitudinal community study was conducted over a 14-month period among 920 children aged 3-37 months who lived in an urban slum settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Morbidity surveillance was done by home visits every third day in the absence of diarrhea and daily during diarrhe...

on hygiene. The author must necessarily follow the stereotyped lines of water, air, soil, food, disposal of refuse, personal hygiene, infective diseases, and statistics. In the little work before us, written by Dr. J. P. Modi, of the Agra Medical School, the author follows the usual lines and gives admirable short and accurate accounts of the various subjects. As Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. O'Mear...

Socially disadvantaged Indigenous infants and children living in western industrialized countries experience high rates of infectious diarrhea, no more so than Aboriginal children from remote and rural regions of Northern Australia. Diarrheal disease, poor nutrition, and intestinal enteropathy reflect household crowding, inadequate water and poor sanitation and hygiene. Acute episodes of watery...

Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of milk in world. Milk consumed both fresh and tetra pack form country. This study explores socioeconomic factors that affect consumer’s preferences towards consumption. Primary data were collected from a number 130 randomly selected consumers using well-structure questionnaire Faisalabad district Punjab, Pakistan. For analytical purpose, binary probit re...

Background & objectives: Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi and one of the most important types of mycotoxins identified as a carcinogen for humans. The aim of this study was to determine the level of aflatoxin M1 in milk production of dairy factories in east Azerbaijan province by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Methods: In this study, 45 samples of pasteurized milk ...