Bacteriological and mycological occurrence in food supplements for seniors
International Journal of Development Research
Bacteriological and mycological occurrence in food supplements for seniors
Received 10th August, 2021; Received in revised form 19th September, 2021; Accepted 08th October, 2021; Published online 30th November, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Beatriz Clarissa dos Santos Ferreira e Pereira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Food supplements are a beneficial source of nutrients. Designed for senior consumers, it offers a practical and easy way to supplement dietary needs even for hospitalized patients. However, due the immunocompromised nature of seniors, it is important to provide supplements that will not compromise their health further. Few studies explore the contaminants such matrix could carry and there are no microbiological standards to be taken into consideration. The aim of this study was to better characterize the sanitary quality of supplements through bacterial research and counts, determination of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, fungi counts and mycotoxicological profile of fungi´s species isolated.
