DETERMINATION OF MICROBIAL LOAD IN RESTAURANT FOODS SOLD WITHIN OZORO ISOKO NORTH, DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA

Samples of foods were collected from the different restaurant within Ozoro metropolis to determine the microbial quality. 10samples were collected from five various sites. From the analysis Escheerchia coil, Staphylococus aureus, Bacilluus spp, Lactobacillus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhizopus spp, Aspergillus spp, and Mucor spp were isolated. The total bacteria andfungi count ranged from 1.0x103cfc/g. Those foods whose counts ranged from 1.0x103to 3.5x103cfc/g were acceptable withreference to hazard analysis critical control point, therefore, present finding call for the more stringent supervision by the publichealth department of the local government authority, staff and the general public from the further occurrence of food poisoning