Control de la calidad microbiológica en la línea de producción de yogurt en la empresa Freskaleche S.A.S. Bucaramanga.

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to perform a microbiological quality control in the yogurt production line at the company FRESKALECHE S.A., during a period from September to November 2022, performing microbiological analyses on raw materials used in the production of yogurt such as: raw milk (mesophilic aerobios and psichrophiles); thermized milk (enterobacteria, mesophilic aerobios and psichrophiles); other raw materials such as sugar, milk powder, syrup performing analysis of enterobacteria, mesophilic aerobios and molds and yeasts. In addition, microbiological analyses were performed on the yogurt production line at each stage of the process. Analysis of environments and manipulators of the yogurt plant to comply with internal quality standards of the company and meet established schedules. The microbiological quality of the raw materials used in the production of yogurt and yogurt production line was verified, meeting the quality criteria established by the company. Environments and manipulators were evaluated with acceptable results for the quality parameters of the company, indicating good cleaning and disinfection practices.