What is it about?
As a consumer we need to recognize that food safety is important for fresh fruits and vegetable. Also individuals of the population especially those in developing countries who usually use spoilt and slightly decaying tomatoes as a result of their cheaper prices should be educated that these spoilage are often not due to mechanical damages but microbial colonization and physiological decays, they should be made to know that these organisms produces toxins and spores which are relatively heat resistant and can cause severe food poisoning resulting in fatal outcome.
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Why is it important?
Our findings help educate the public concerning the dangers of consuming spoilt or slightly decayed tomatoes.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom i have had long standing collaborations. This article actually opened the eyes of people mostly those in developing countries who usually use spoilt and slightly decaying tomatoes as a result of their cheaper prices to know that these spoilage are often not due to mechanical damages but microbial colonization and physiological and that these organisms produces toxins and spores which are relatively heat resistant and can cause severe food poisoning resulting in fatal outcome.
GIFT Obunukwu
Imo State University
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This page is a summary of: Isolation and Identification of Microbial Deteriogens of Fresh Tomatoes Stored at Ambient Temperature, Microbiology Research Journal International, December 2018, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/mrji/2018/45193.
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