| occurrence of parasites on fruits and vegetables in norway. | between august 1999 and january 2001, samples of various fruits and vegetables obtained within norway were analyzed by published methods for parasite contamination. neither cyclospora oocysts nor ascaris (or other helminth) eggs were detected on any of the samples examined for these parasites. however, of the 475 samples examined for cryptosporidium oocysts and giardia cysts, 29 (6%) were found to be positive. no samples were positive for both parasites. of the 19 cryptosporidium-positive sample ... | 2001 | 11726161 |
| microbiological analysis of seed sprouts in norway. | as part of larger survey of microbial contamination of fruits and vegetables in norway, four different sprouted seed products were analysed for bacterial and parasitic contaminants (n = 300 for bacterial analyses and n = from 17 to 171 for parasite analyses, depending on parasite). escherichia coli o157, salmonella, listeria monocytogenes, cyclospora oocysts, ascaris eggs and other helminth parasites were not detected in any of the sprout samples. thermotolerant coliform bacteria (tcb) were isol ... | 2002 | 11999108 |