Microbiological Study On Children Biscuits in Saudi Arabia

Biscuits foods are a variety of quick breads popular in different forms throughout the Kingdom. This study aims to verify if the biscuits can cause food poisoning for children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaor not. Therefore, a four samples of Biscuits were stored for few days. It was noticed that there are bacteria and fungi in all collected biscuits brands. Also, there is an increase in bacterial growth rate in Hein's biscuits in compressing to the other brands. Moreover, some biscuits caused food poisoning for children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was found Biscuits foods contaminated with pathogenic bacteria (Staph aureus; Salmonella sp; E. coli, and P. saeruginosa) and fungi (Aspergillus; Alternaria and Fusarium). Finally, the recommendation that Saudi authorities must turn its attention to this problem to solve the food poisoning for children in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.