抄録
The complaints about 232 food samples were sent to the complaint departments of a food supermarket chain in six prefectures of the Kanto region from February 2005 to January 2007. The food complaints underwent bacteriological and chemical analyses, acute toxicity testing with fishes,and the analysis of foreigin substances. A bacteriological examination was carried using for 156 samples. Vibrio parahaemolyticus was isolated from a raw octopus sample. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from lightly roasted and roasted and sliced bonito and cream croquette. A chemical analysis was carried on 32 samples. In one of these, the potato glycoalkaloid was detected in the potatoes. The contents of the potato glycoalkaloid in the potato was 74mg/100g. An acute toxicity test with fish was carried out using 27 samples. The results of 27 samples were negative. An analysis of foreigin substances was carried out using 48 samples. These samples were identified as the main components by various analytical methods.
