Monitoring microbial quality of commercial dairy products in West Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran

To evaluate the extent of microbial contamination such as coliform, Escherichia coli positive coagulase Staphylococcus aureus, molds and yeast in cheese, buttermilk, yogurt, and, milk in West Azerbaijan province. Methods: Between March and November 2012, 93 samples of cheese, buttermilk, milk, and yogurt tweesrteed c bolyl esctatendd afrrdom n ufmacbtoerrise 5s4 o86f ,W 52e3s4t, A68z0e6r,b aanijda n1 0p1r5o4v fionrc me,o nnoitrothriwnegs tth oefi rI mrainc.r oTbhiea ls qaumaplilteys. were Results: The results of this study revealed that 33% of cheese samples were unauthorized. Also, e22x%am opf lebsu totfe mrmicilrkob, i2a3l% a sspaemctpsl ewse roef nyoorgmuartl,. and 15% of milk samples were unauthorized. Other Conclusions: It is necessary to determine the critical control points inorganizing factories and automated control systems in order to eliminate or minimize the threat of pollution. mMiacnruofbaicatlu qreurasl iotfy d oafi rtyh pe rpodreuscetns ta prer ovdeuryc tism wpaosrt aenxtc einll etenrtm. sM oefa hnewahltihle s, ttarnadinairndgs .