Occurrence of Escherichia coli and Coliforms in Minas Cheese Plants from Sao Paulo, Brazil

Giovana V Baranceli¹, Carlos A F Oliveira^1*, Carlos H Corassin¹, Tarsila M Camargo², Mila G Santos², Livia CM Novotny² and Ernani Porto²

¹Department of Food Engineering, School of Animal Science and Food Engineering, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil

²Department of Agro-industry, Foods and Nutrition, School of Agronomy “Luiz de Queiroz”, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

^*Corresponding Author: Carlos A F Oliveira, USP Department of Food Engineering, Av. Duque De Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga, SP, Cx. Postal 23, CEP 13635-900, Brazil, Tel: +55 19 3565 4173, Fax: +55 19 3565-4284 Email: