Bacteriological Quality of "Soul Foods" from Processing Plants

Bacterial content of "soul foods" from four processing plants was determined. Samples were analyzed for Staphylococcus aureus , Clostridium perfringens , salmonellae, total coliform, Escherichia coli and total aerobic plate count. Chitterlings (washed intestines) from one plant and maws (stomachs of swines) from a different plant contained all of the bacteria for which tests were made. The other food samples contained one or two of the indicator organisms.