Abstract :
This study aims to investigate the presence of salmonella in different kinds of food by using culturing techniques in order to highlight the importance of sanitization of food before introducing it to consumers. Culturing techniques have been used in identifying the presence of salmonella in raw meat, raw vegetables, raw egg, and canned food like pineapples, condensed milk, and canned peas. The results revealed that the infection of salmonella is severe due to the contamination by getting in touch with unclean surfaces and many other contamination factors. It also revealed that there is a deep need to take many procedures to prevent the contamination by salmonella and cross-contamination of salmonella to food materials, in order to decrease the number of gastroenteritis cases caused by this bacteria and its effect on the human health and economy.
keywords: Salmonella sp.; food poisoning; testing the presence of salmonella; serological techniques; foodborne diseases.