Enterobacter sakazakii is a bacteria belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Enterobacter is a family of bacteria commonly found in intestines of animals, humans and the environment. Sakazakii Bacteria can cause outbreaks of encephalitis / meningitis and diarrhea / enteritis, especially in infants.
In some outbreaks were reported, as many as 20-50% of infected infants die sakazakii having a nervous breakdown while the rest settled. In adults, only cause gekala sakazakii infections that are mild and easily cured.
Natural habitat of Enterobacter sakazakii is still unclear. These bacteria are often found in the intestines of healthy humans, animals and the environment.
Basically, sakazakii bacteria contaminating milk formula in three ways, namely:
1. Raw materials used to make infant formula.
2. Contamination by material that is added to formula milk after pasteurization.
3. Contamination at the time presented to the infant formula milk by the mother and the rest of the storage of formula milk is not good.
Sakazakii Bacteria are also found in such foods, but only on milk formula that is reported to cause outbreaks.
Enterobacter sakazakii can cause illness in all age groups. In some reported cases, infants under one year of age are most at risk particularly those aged under 28 days. Premature babies, babies with low birth weight infants with immune system disorders also have the same risk.
The experts expect that mothers give their babies formula milk to grasp the fact that no single formula that truly sterile. They are expected to present the formula for her baby in a way as healthy manner and clean as possible.
FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission has given the International standards for food products including infant formula. They also provide maximum standards contained in the bacterial content of infant formulas including sakazakii bacteria. Thus, internationally, the bacteria sakazakii in infant formula is allowed but must not exceed the standards provided by WHO / FAO.
Until now, data about the content of each bacterial sakazakii in infant formula products is still a question mark due to closing of the dairy industry in providing information.
This can be understood why the government did not dare to announce that her milk because sakazakii did not rule out all dairy products contain these bacteria, but still within the permissible limits.
Not all bacteria may exist in infant formula. Salmonella bacteria are pathogens for example. Salmonella bacteria may not be a single in infant formula products for infants.
Recent facts show, not one exclusively breast fed infants had a bacterial infection sakazakii. So, for infants from bacterial infection sakazakii unavoidable, the baby should be breastfed exclusively for six months and continued until 2 years as recommended by WHO.
In some outbreaks were reported, as many as 20-50% of infected infants die sakazakii having a nervous breakdown while the rest settled. In adults, only cause gekala sakazakii infections that are mild and easily cured.
Natural habitat of Enterobacter sakazakii is still unclear. These bacteria are often found in the intestines of healthy humans, animals and the environment.
Basically, sakazakii bacteria contaminating milk formula in three ways, namely:
1. Raw materials used to make infant formula.
2. Contamination by material that is added to formula milk after pasteurization.
3. Contamination at the time presented to the infant formula milk by the mother and the rest of the storage of formula milk is not good.
Sakazakii Bacteria are also found in such foods, but only on milk formula that is reported to cause outbreaks.
Enterobacter sakazakii can cause illness in all age groups. In some reported cases, infants under one year of age are most at risk particularly those aged under 28 days. Premature babies, babies with low birth weight infants with immune system disorders also have the same risk.
The experts expect that mothers give their babies formula milk to grasp the fact that no single formula that truly sterile. They are expected to present the formula for her baby in a way as healthy manner and clean as possible.
FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission has given the International standards for food products including infant formula. They also provide maximum standards contained in the bacterial content of infant formulas including sakazakii bacteria. Thus, internationally, the bacteria sakazakii in infant formula is allowed but must not exceed the standards provided by WHO / FAO.
Until now, data about the content of each bacterial sakazakii in infant formula products is still a question mark due to closing of the dairy industry in providing information.
This can be understood why the government did not dare to announce that her milk because sakazakii did not rule out all dairy products contain these bacteria, but still within the permissible limits.
Not all bacteria may exist in infant formula. Salmonella bacteria are pathogens for example. Salmonella bacteria may not be a single in infant formula products for infants.
Recent facts show, not one exclusively breast fed infants had a bacterial infection sakazakii. So, for infants from bacterial infection sakazakii unavoidable, the baby should be breastfed exclusively for six months and continued until 2 years as recommended by WHO.
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