Investigation of Microbiological Quality of Cold Salads Sold in Markets in ?stanbul

The aim of the study is to assess the microbial contamination of the cold vegetable salad that is sold to consumers by the supermarket in some regions of Istanbul, many examinations in various nations decide the microbiological nature of cold salad. Tests analyzed in the current examination included various kinds of new cold vegetables salad. A sum of 100 random examples were gathered from Istanbul market. All microbiological assessments were done at the Medical Laboratory Techniques, Alt?nba? University. In our study, it was seen that as 65 percent of the cold salad models sold in a supermarket in Istanbul are contaminated with the bacteria that was diagnosed, the rate disseminated as follow; 3% (3) with total Coliform microorganisms, 1% (1) with E. coli, 62% (62) with S. aureus, and 1% (1) Salmonella spp. In this study, the bacterial quality results revealed a relationship between the percentage of contamination causes, the type of cold salad samples and the regions of sample collection sold to consumers in Istanbul markets, where the tables indicated a high bacterial burden and the presence of pathogenic microbes, especially S. aureus and Salmonella spp. and E. coli in a dish of examples of cold vegetable salad. As a conclusion of the findings of this study, it is believed that the hygienic processing of cold salads within the framework of "good manufacturing practices" (GMP) and effective HACCP practices is important in terms of reducing microbiological risks.