This is the first study carried out in the Brazilian chocolate industry
that has investigated Enterobacteriaceae contamination
throughout the chocolate processing line, from cocoa processed
ingredients to end products. Salmonella and E. coli were not
detected in any of the 395 samples analyzed. However, the presence
of both microorganisms in chocolate has already been reported
in literature.
isolated Salmonella
from two samples of wrapped chocolate. In Spain,