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    Bacteriological Assesment and Hygienic Standard of Food Canteens In Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria
    (2009) AT Ajao and TG Atere
    This study reports the status of hygiene standard and bacteriological quality of food provided at the Kwara state Polytechnic, food canteens. Six canteens were randomly selected for the study.Ten assay visits were carried out and total bacterial counts from various environment surfaces, palms of the food handlers and various denominations of money from food sellers were determined using Agar Syringe Method containing nutrient agar for the evaluation of hygiene quality index.Food quality was also determined by testing for total viable counts, coliform,Salmonella Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus counts. The sensitivity of the bacterial isolates to some antibiotics was also evaluated. Result of the study indicated that clean plates, walls tables and serving counters have high hygiene quality indices of 75%, 91%, 62% and 65% respectively. While floor, hand towels, apron, money and hand swabs have low hygiene quality indices of 53%, 36%, 56%,46% and 40% respectively. Pudding and stew samples were of low microbial and compare to water and vegetable. Coliforms (10.8%), Salmonella sp(11.0%). Enterobacter sp(10.3%) and Bacillus sp (12.5%) were mostly occurred during the sampling period. The isolates were sensitive to some antibiotics while some were resistant. This study suggest that there is need to improve on hygiene practices in Kwara state polytechnic canteens in order to prevent or reduce as the case may be the incidence of food borne disease.