Research Article
Quality Assessment of Selected Dairy Products in Sri Lankan Market
Table 4
Total coliform count in full cream milk powder (FCMP) and pasteurized milk (PM).
| | Brand | Number of coliform positive samples | Coliform MPN (per g) (95% confidence limit) |
| | Brand A | Nil | <3 | | Brand B | 1 | 1 | | Brand C | Nil | <3 | | Brand D | Nil | <3 | | | Range of coliform in 100 ml (95% confidence limit) |
| | Brand E | 1 | <3–36 | | Brand F | 3 | <3–240 | | Brand G | 5 | <3–>1100 |
| | Controls | E. coli | | | Bacillus sp. | | | Sterile distilled water | | | Sterilized milk | |
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Nil, coliform not recorded.
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