Microbial Load of Beverage Glasses

Abstract

Beverage glasses were randomly sampled during the winter (Study I) to determine clean1 iness. During the spring, random sampling of beer glasses from one establishment o f Study I and two additional outlets was conducted (Study II). Contamination level of soft drink and wine glasses was not different (P > 0.05). Microbial load o f beer glasses was higher than for other glasses.Beer glasses from one establishment had more (P < 0.05) contamination than those from the other units. Current operational and sanitary practices conducted at those establishments studied (except Establishment 0) are effective enough to provide acceptable cleanliness.