A survey of bacterial and mold contamination of imported rice into West Azerbaijan Province, northwest of Iran

To investigate contamination of imported rice with mold and Bacillus cereus in Iran as
bacteria, fungi and viruses are main causes of food-borne diseases. Methods: In this study, mildew colonies of Bacillus cereus and organoliptic properties of a17c cborradnindgs toof n iamtipoonratle sdt arnicdea ridnst.o Iran were measured, out of which 24 samples were prepared Results: All the 408 samples had positive mold and Bacillus; but, they were in the normal range. All the samples (408) of normal color and morphological features were granular. Conclusions: The results of our study shows that imported rice to Iran contaminated by mpeircmroisbsiiabllse ,d itu ies tnoe ctehses asrtyo rtao gmeo cnoitnodr iftoioodn sh.y gAiletnheo uanghd htheael tchoyn ftoaomd ipniacttiuorne so ffo ri masp roerqteudir erd