Solutions for your industry: Fruit & Vegetables

There are many exotic fruits and particular vegetables grown in Southeast Asia which are consumed locally and exported to other countries around the world.

Problems and Conditions in the industry

Bacillus Cereus

Reheated cooked rice, cooked meats, starchy puddings, vegetables and fish. Improper handling after cooking is a common feature of foods causing B. Cereus associated food borne illness

Clostridium Perfringens

Reheated foods including buffet dishes, cooked meat and poultry, beans, gravy, stews and soups

Clostridium Botulinum

Improperly canned foods such as vegetables, fish, meat and poultry

Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)

Salads and raw vegetables, undercooked meat, cheese, unpasteurized milk

Campylobacter

Raw milk, poultry

Listeria Monocytogenes

Unpasteurized milk and milk products such as soft cheeses, raw meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, pate, smokes meat and fish, coleslaw

Salmonella

Undercooked poultry, meat, shellfish, salads, eggs and dairy products

Staphylococcus Aureus

Ham poultry eggs, ice-cream, cheese salads, custard and cream-filled pastries and gravies are the most common sources. Improper handling of food or poor hygiene could help S.aureus spread into food

Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other marine vibrio

Raw and undercooked fish and shellfish