Essay On Gastrointestinal Disease

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Gastrointestinal infections can occur when the food that we eat and ingested are contaminated with harmful organisms and so called ‘food poisoning’. Food can be contaminated with numbers of pathogens which includes viruses ,bacteria and parasites that actually causing harm to our bodies and if not well treated can kill people which is in rare cases and usually happens in undeveloped countries. These pathogenic organisms enters the body via mouth and then travels into the stomach and intestines. Before symptoms can be appears, the incubation period will be first occurs which usually may last from hours to days.

Food borne illness can also …show more content…

Location Total CFUs in 25 grams of Nasi Lemak
1 Cafe UiTM, Puncak Alam 6.3 x 104
First dilution 101 = 7000 colonies
7000 x 225 ml = 63000 CFU/g 25 g

2 Food Stall, Fasa 2, Puncak Alam 1.8 x 104
3 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
a) Kak San Nasi Lemak 2.7 x 105
4 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
b) Deeyana Caterer Nasi Lemak 4.14 x 104

Table 4.2.2 (b): Total CFUs per 25 grams of Nasi Lemak (Day 2)
No. Location Total CFUs in 25 grams of Nasi Lemak
1 Cafe UiTM, Puncak Alam 2.52 x 105
2 Food Stall, Fasa 2, Puncak Alam 1.35 x 104
3 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
a) Kak San Nasi Lemak 1.8 x 105
4 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
b) Deeyana Caterer Nasi Lemak 2.7 x 104

Table 4.2.3 (c): Total CFUs per 25 grams of Nasi Lemak (Day 3)
No. Location Total CFUs in 25 grams of Nasi Lemak
1 Cafe UiTM, Puncak Alam 8.1 x 105
2 Food Stall, Fasa 2, Puncak Alam 5.4 x 105
3 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
a) Kak San Nasi Lemak 5.4 x 105
4 Petronas Mesra, Fasa 3
b) Deeyana Caterer Nasi Lemak 7.2 x 105

Table 4.2.4 (d): Total CFUs per 25 grams of Nasi Lemak (Day 4)
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Based on ICMSF, Nasi Lemak are categorized under food category 2 where foods cooked immediately prior to sale or consumption. CFUs that ranged < 103 is satisfactory, CFUs that ranged in between 103 to 105 is on borderline and if ≥105 are unsatisfactory condition. Every each of this results will gives different action taken on the food samples. As shown table above (refer 4.2.1 to 4.2.5), overall CFUs of each of 25g Nasi Lemak are in the ranged between 103 to 105 and was determined as borderline. Results are as shown on table 4.3.1, mean of CFUs from four different sources of Nasi Lemak for five consecutive day of samples

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