MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF FRENCH YOGURTS COMMERCIALIZED IN SPAIN

The microbiological quality has been evaluated in 6 batches of yogurt (plain, flavoured and fruit-added) produced commercially in France and purchased in Spain. The essential microflora: Streprococcus salivariu s subsp. thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, and contaminants (coliform bacteria, yeasts and molds) were checked. The pH was also measured. The totality of the samples tested fulfilled French and Spanish regulation with respect to the presence of viable yogurt organisms. Likewise, in 100 % of the yogurts, counts of contami nants were under 10 cfu/g. The pH ranged between 3.92 and 4.19.